Chocolate Cinnamon Cupcakes

 Chocolate Cinnamon Cupcakes

2 2/3 cups/640 mL all-purpose flour

1 tsp/5 mL baking powder

1 1/2 cups/350 mL baking cocoa

1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Pure Ground Cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp/7.5 mL Watkins Organic Mediterranean Sea Salt, ground

1 tsp/5 mL baking soda

3 1/2 cups/820 mL sugar

1 1/4 cups/300 mL freshly brewed coffee, cooled to room temperature

1 1/4 cups/300 mL buttermilk

3/4 cup/180 mL cooking oil

1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins All Natural Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla

2 large eggs

2 large egg yolks

1 1/4 cups/300 mL mini chocolate chips, lightly dusted with flour*

In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking cocoa, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Combine sugar, coffee, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, eggs, and egg yolks in another large bowl. Beat until the egg mixture is blended. Add dry ingredients and beat on medium speed until well blended, about 4 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips.

Heat oven to 325°F/165°C. Spoon batter into cupcake papers, filling about 2/3 full. Bake until the center of the cupcake is firm to the touch; about 26-28 minutes. Makes 3-4 dozen cupcakes or about 90 mini cupcakes (bake 20-22 minutes). If desired, frost with a simple vanilla butter cream frosting with chocolate swirl topping. Decorate with Watkins Decorating Sprinkles or Sugars.

*Dusting chocolate chips lightly with flour, helps the chocolate chips from going to the bottom of the bowl

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Chocolate Truffles

 

6 oz semi-sweet chocolate (6 squares)*

4 oz. cream cheese (1/2 of 250 g pkg.)

1-1/2 cups icing/powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon Watkins Baking Vanilla

1 tsp Watkins Extract of choice (see

ideas below)

Cocoa, Icing/Powdered Sugar, Chocolate, Nuts, Coconut etc to roll truffles in. 

Melt 6 oz chocolate in microwave on high for 60 seconds. Stir and continue cooking on high for another 30 seconds or until chocolate is completely melted.

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and continue beating until well blended. Stir in chocolate, vanilla and extract. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.

Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in cocoa, colored sugar, finely chopped nuts, coconut etc. or dip in melted

chocolate. Store in refrigerator. Makes about 3 dozen truffles.    Can be frozen.

Tips: 

◊ 6 squares of semi-sweet chocolate may be substituted with 1 c of semi-sweet chocolate chips.

◊ Use one of the following Watkins Extracts: Raspberry, Butter, Peppermint, Orange,

◊ Almond (roll in finely chopped roasted almonds),

◊ Maple (roll in chocolate sprinkles),

◊ Butter Pecan (roll in chopped roasted pecans)

◊ Use white chocolate or white chocolate chips in place of semi-sweet.

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Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

 Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

3 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. salt, optional

1/2 cup raisins

1 tsp. Watkins Vanilla Extract

Watkins Ground Cinnamon

In a saucepan, combine milk, rice, sugar and salt if desired; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Pour into a greased 1 1/2 qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.  Add raising and vanilla; cover and bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve warm or chilled. Store in the refrigerator.

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