“The simplest things are often the truest”
I leave you with this words today – I really need a good night’s sleep…

Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream

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Ingredients dough:
I used this simple and yummy vanilla recipe, previously posted here (just omit the raspberries)
Ingredients chocolate buttercream:

*250g soft butter(not melted)
*1 teaspoon milk( a bit more if needed
*180g melted dark chocolate
*180g confectioners’ sugar
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Mix the soft butter in a bowl until creamy and add the melted chocolate (needs to be cooled down), milk and confectioners’ sugar and mix until well combined. Depending the consistency you like, add more milk or confectioners’ sugar.

Instead of frosting the cupcakes, you can also cut them in half and fill them with the buttercream as per picture…

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I have the strange habit to buy mangos everytime I go to the market and then forget I’ve bought them.
Today I found 5 accumulated, mellow mangos in the fridge and decided to finally use them to bake something sweet. I made Mango and Vanilla Muffins with a white chocolate cream cheese topping for an afternoon tea with friends. What can I say – there’s nothing left and my friend’s lovely baby girl refused to eat her fruit mash after trying them:) Here’s the recipe – use some nice cookie cutters to personalize them

Mango & Vanilla Muffins with white chocolate cream cheese frosting
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Ingredients for the muffins:

*150g butter, melted
*1 big mango or 2 small ones
*1/2 vanilla bean
*3 eggs
*80g white sugar & 80g brown sugar
*170g all purpose flour
*1 tbs baking powder
*1 tbs wheat starch
*a hint of cinnamon
Ingredients for the topping:
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*125g white chocolate
*170g cream cheese
*60g butter, softened
*1 Tbs lemon juice

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Melt the butter and cut the mango in small pieces.
Mix the flour with the baking powder, starch and cinnamon. In a large bowl beat the eggs with sugar until the volume is doubled. Bit by bit add the flour and the melted butter alternately and mix well. Add the mango pieces and vanilla bean interior and stir until everything is well combined.
Stir in 12 paper cups in a muffin pan and bake for 24min @ 180ºC
Let cool completely before you put the topping.

Topping:
Melt the white chocolate, add it to the cold cream cheese and mix well. Then slowly add the softened butter and lemon juice and beat with the electric mixer until you get a smooth mixture

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