I have been secretly wanting to enter Cupcake Hero for a few months. I was just so intimidated by all the talented people out there, their cupcakes, pictures, etc. Well, I got over it. I decided to tackle it this month because the theme is Melon. My favorite food is watermelon. I love it. It just speaks summer. It is so refreshing and yummy. Cupcake Hero was thought up by Laurie. A different theme is chosen each month and then the entries are tested and 1 is declared the winner. This month we are having a guest host, April over at Abby Sweets. I decided to go with watermelon as the melon for my cupcake. When I was eating my fave fruit salad ever, Watermelon and Nectarine Salad, which has a wonderful lime syrup, I decided watermelon and lime would be a great combination. I thought the white chocolate mousse I used to top my opera cake for last months Daring Baker's challenge would be the perfect topping. Pipe a little lime curd in the center and there you have it, my first entry into Cupcake Hero.
Watermelon-Lime Cupcakes makes 9-10 cupcakes
3/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup buttermilk
juice of 1 lime, divided
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
zest of 1/2 lime
1 large egg
One 10 oz jar lime curd (Dickenson's)
1. * To make watermelon puree and juice, combine 3-4 cups cubed, seeded, watermelon and the juice of 1/2 lime in a blender. Blend until liquidified. Strain through a sieve until thick solids are left in strainer and juice is left in a bowl. Fill 1/4 cup measure with a heaping amount of the thick solids (puree). Set aside puree and juice until needed.
7 ounces white chocolate
Melt the white chocolate and the 3 tbsp. of heavy cream in a small saucepan.
Stir to ensure that it’s smooth and that the chocolate is melted. Set aside to cool completely.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the remaining 1 cup of heavy cream until soft peaks form.
Gently fold the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate to form a mousse.
Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
4 comments:
Those are beautiful! I bet they tasted just great, glad you joined in with cupcake hero.
INCREDIBLE!!! Well done!
Watermelon and Lime with White Chocolate?! OMG be still my heart...they look so fluffy and yummy. NECTARINE?! Welcome to Cupcake Hero!
I LOVE the idea of watermelon and lime! Great thinking! They sound delicious!
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