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These Chocolate Whopper Malted Cupcakes are chocolate malt cupcakes topped with a chocolate malt whipped cream frosting.

You might have noticed me not leaving comments on your blogs the last week or so.

Sorry about that.

See, it started with a cold.

Then stomach flu.

But not how I normally get stomach flu.

Normally when I get it, it attacks my body in a violent way expelling everything out my mouth and is gone in about 24 hours.

Not this time.

It was mild this time around but dragged on and on and on.

I missed dinner with a friend, a baby shower and my week off from score keeping(I guess it was good I had time to rest).

I did however still make it to my dinner at the Herbfarm.

The stomach part has past but the cold seems to be sticking around, so kind of it.

But since I seem to be getting better you should see my more in the blog world.

This week’s TWD pick, chosen by Rachel of Confessions of a Tangerine Tart, was Chocolate Whopper Malted Drops.

Once again though, I was not in the cookie mood.

I know, not in a cookie mood?

You think I would just do the cookies as they are simple.

Not that my version in cupcake form was all that hard.

These Chocolate Whopper Malted Cupcakes are basic chocolate cupcakes with some malted milk added to them.

I made a chocolate malt whipped cream frosting because I wanted the topping to be light so that the crushed Whoppers would stand out.

You can pretty much pop about 5 of these at a time without blinking an eye…or at least I can. 😛

UPDATE: To make the week even more of a Whopper, poor Little Fuzzy Bunny got a puncture in her eye (from a piece of hay).

It got bacteria in it and she now has a 50% chance of losing her eye.

We will know more on Monday.

Right now she is undergoing treatment.

So if you are the praying type could you say a little one for her please. 🙁

P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!

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Chocolate Whopper Malted Cupcakes

Chocolate Whopper Malted Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • For the Chocolate Malted Cupcakes:
  • 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup malted milk powder
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extra
  • For the Chocolate Malted Milk Whipped Cream Frosting:
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 TBSP malted milk powder
  • 2 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. For the Cupcakes:
  2. Preheat oven to 325F
  3. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, malt powder, and cocoa together and set aside.
  4. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  5. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  6. Alternately add flour mixture and milk.
  7. Add vanilla a beat well.
  8. Spoon batter into cupcake papers, filling cups about 2/3 full.
  9. Bake for 25 (15 minutes for mini) minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
  10. Remove from oven and cool.
  11. For the Chocolate Malted Milk Whipped Cream Frosting:
  12. In a large bowl, whip the cream until it forms soft peaks. Add sugar, malt powder, and cocoa powder. Beat until stiff.
  13. Frost cooled cupcakes with whipped cream frosting. Top with crushed Whopper(malted milk balls) pieces.
© Peabody

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Comments

  7. Sorry you were sick; however, these cupcakes look like a great way to fortify your depleted self as you recover.

    I’ve never looked for malted milk powder at the store. Is it easy to find?

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  8. No worries for not commenting, Peabody – I hope you’re feeling 100% better!!!

    I’m glad that you WEREN’T in a “cookie mood,” since those Whopper Cupcakes are absolutely fantastic – yum!!

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  12. These look so yummy. I love the cupcake version. I hope you feel better. It seems as if a lot of people get sick this time of year, and being sick is no fun!

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  14. Hope you are feeling better! That sounds like the most miserable combination of illnesses. At least now you have those delicious cupcakes to speed up your recovery!

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  16. Glad to hear you’re feeling better… Those mild and lingering colds/flus are the worst to endure! Your Chocolate Malted Whopper Cupcakes look amazing and I bet the texture of the soft cake, creamy frosting and crunchy bits of Whoppers are out of this world!

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  17. Hope you feel better. I hate getting bad colds, and winter is just around the corner.
    I love the picture with a bite taken out. How do you take such a clean bite? LOL My picture bites never come out that clean.

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  20. So sorry you aren’t feeling well! I hope that those bugs hit the road soon!

    The cookies were good, but I think your cupcakes look ridiculously wonderful! I want to run into the kitchen and make them right now (and just probably will)!

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  22. I hope you’re feeling better! Can’t wait to try these. My husband LOVES Whoppers. I still adore the Snickerdoodle Muffins though. Although, you never did refund me my money… 😉

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  41. I hope you start feeling better soon — I hate being sick!

    Your cupcakes look sooo good. What a cool twist for the cookie recipe.

    I really hope your Little Fuzzy Bunny is okay. I know I would be a wreck if anything like that was happening to my little kitty. Hang in there!!

    -Amy

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  43. Oooooo…sorry to hear about that nasty bug you had-man those things are the worst-especially when they don’t know enough to leave.
    Hope your precious little bunny doesn’t lose an eye….that’s so sad.
    The cupcakes…well now-those look amazing! Especially that frosting….WOW!!!!

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  45. The cupcakes look amazing, and I’m sure 5 would only be the start for me! We will definitely keep LFB in our prayers! I’m so sorry to hear that that happened. As a pet person, I totally understand how heartbreaking it can be when something happens to your little one.

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  50. I’ll say a prayer for your bunny.

    This is such an interesting twist on the recipe, what a great idea! I love your interpretations of the recipes.

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  57. What a yummy looking whopper of a cupcake! So sorry to hear about your bunny. I will definitely be thinking good healing thoughts for her eye. My bunny had an cheek abcess a month ago and I was so worried about her but she’s doing great! I’ll tell my 2 bunnies to think good thoughts for LBF. Definitely update on her progress, k?
    Clara @ iheartfood4thought

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  60. Okay, so all is not lost yet. Can they do a third eyelid surgery with rabbits? We did that with our dog and it saved his eye. I’ll be thinking happy bunny thoughts for you.

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  67. Your Whopper cupcake looks absolutely devine! How do you come up with these things? Hope you are feeling better now!

    Had some technical difficulties with the Internet at home….Hopefully my post will be up today.

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  69. Sorry to hear you’ve been sick! I’ve been thinking of poor LFB so I hope the news is good. As always, these look great.I am a sucker for Whoppers in any form.

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  76. sorry to hear about your cold and flu… hope you are on the mend! also, hope that the eye injury heals well and no eyesight is lost for LFB.

    I love the sound of your cupcakes (can’t see the pic’s on my work computer so I’ll check them out from home later).

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  77. These look absolutely fabulous!!! Will have to try them! Hope you feel better soon. I also am ill at the moment with bronchitis and NO VOICE!!! Thats a turnup for the books 🙂 Poor li’l LFB. I will definitely pray….xxx

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  79. So sorry about the sickness! Hope you’re feeling better now. The cupcakes look wonderful. I love how fluffy the frosting looks – like I could dive into it. Hugs and prayers for your bunny!

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  84. love your adaptation, as always. that frosting looks so light and yummy!

    i’m sorry to hear about LFB 🙁 i hope she doesn’t lose her eye! make sure you do the eye drops four times a day if you can!

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  87. Hope your bunny is getting better and kept the eye…we need a healthy candidate after all!

    Glad you are feeling better, too!
    The whopper cupcakes look delish and toooo easy to eat one after the other after the other….

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  90. These look SO GOOD!!

    I actually found this post while looking for a white chocolate whipped cream frosting recipe. Or a white chocolate coconut. Do you happen to have any ideas? :O)

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