Hazelnut Creme Brulee Cupcakes Recipes

HAZELNUT CREME BRULEE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease and flour twenty-four 2-1/2-inch muffin cups (or line with paper bake cups). In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating on medium speed until combined. Scrape sides of bowl; beat for 2 minutes more. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in liqueur and vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and milk, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Fold in nuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-fourths full. Use the back of a spoon to smooth out batter in cups.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool cupcakes in muffin cups on wire racks for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups. Cool completely on wire racks.
• For the buttercream: Allow butter to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add 1 cup of the powdered sugar, beating well. Beat in the 2 tablespoons milk, the liqueur, and vanilla. Gradually beat in the remaining powdered sugar. Beat in additional milk until buttercream reaches spreading consistency.
• For the Sugar drizzle: In a large skillet cook sugar over medium-high heat until sugar starts to melt, shaking skillet occasionally. Do not stir. When sugar starts to melt, reduce heat to low and cook about 5 minutes or until all of the sugar is melted, stirring as needed with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat. Immediately drizzle sugar mixture over frosted cupcakes.
• Spread Vanilla-Hazelnut Buttercream onto tops of cupcakes. Quickly drizzle with Caramelized Sugar Drizzle. If desired, sprinkle with nutmeg. Makes 24 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes.

HAZELNUT CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 300.
• in a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks and 1/3 cup of sugar until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is thick and pale yellow.
• add cream, creamer, syrup and vanilla,and continue to whisk until well blended.
• strain into a large bowl, skimming off any foam or bubbles.
• divide mixture among 6 ramekins or custard cups.
• place a paper towel in the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch baking dish so the ramekins do not slide.
• put the ramekins on the paper towel.
• to make a water bath pour look warm water into pan until about halfway up the side of the ramekins.
• bake until set around edges but still a little loose in the very center (think jello), about 40 to 50 minutes.
• remove from oven and let cool in water bath chill for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.
• when ready to serve, sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of superfine sugar over each custard.
• for best results use a hand held torch to melt and lightly brown sugar.
• rechill custard for a few minutes before serving.
• if you do not have a torch place under a broiler until sugar melts.