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Triple Chocolate Cupcakes

Difficulty:
★★☆☆☆ (easy)

Ingredients:

Chocolate Sour Cream Cupcakes:

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs

Ganache:

• 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup whipping cream, steaming hot

Chocolate Frosting:

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pound confectioners sugar

Directions:

1. Sift flour, sugars, baking soda and salt through a fine-mesh sieve. Set aside.
2. Place chocolate, butter and cocoa into a large bowl. Pour boiling water over. Let sit for 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Whisk in vanilla, sour cream, buttermilk and eggs until well combined. Add dry ingredients, whisking until smooth.
3. Spoon 1/4 cup batter into regular-sized muffin tins prepared with cupcake liners (about 15). Bake at 350ºF for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let cool 5 minutes before removing to cool on a wire rack. Cool completely before frosting.
4. To make ganache, place chocolate in a bowl. Pour cream over chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let cool to room temperature.
5. To make frosting, place butter, cream and salt in the bowl of a mixer. Sift cocoa through a fine-mesh sieve set over the mixing bowl. Mix on medium-speed until creamy. Add vanilla. Sift confectioners sugar into mixing bowl through a fine-mesh sieve. Beat on low to combine; turn speed to medium and beat for 6 minutes until creamy and fluffy. Icing will be quite stiff.
6. To assemble, cut out a small cone in the centre of each cupcake. Discard scraps. Spoon ganache into each cupcake and spread a small amount over the top to smooth it out. Pipe on frosting in desired fashion. Drizzle with remaining ganache, heating up if necessary. Garnish with chopped chocolate.

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pastelchainsaw:

I NEED DIS

hey Sloan look

oh my gosh i need this every day of my life

Why the hell don’t I have circular cube trays.

Now I know what to make for Ray if she ever comes over for drinks. I wonder what the black bit is?

WANT

Here’s the recipe for these eyes, if anyone’s interested.

fox-orian:

Click the image to go to the fullsize! Easier to read.

A big ol’ tip on drawing cities from street-level. The drawings are pretty crude, (I did them very fast,) but I think they get the point across :) I’m sure some streets like in the first example actually exist in the world, but why would you choose to draw something so boringly bland?

Remember! Observe these things in real life as you walk around! This tip is just to make you aware. By observing in real life, is how you can really make it feel real!

Hope it helps you out!

psuedofolio:

Got some spare time? Make a comic!

Download the sample printable comic right here!

Reasons for doing this?

1: My followers can finally have a printed comic by me.

2: It seemed like a fun activity to do, specially with young kids.

3: It might be cool if interweb folks shared tiny little mini comics with each other. And a whole bunch of people can print each other’s comics and maybe we could collect ones by other artists. So… ya know. Why not?

saranohache:

Great chart!

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kimmcheee:

ATTENTION ALL GIRLS: We ALL know that the lower stomach is one of the very hardest places to burn fat and tone.

These are some terrific exercises to do in the morning and at night to burn those hard to tone areas!

Do this every morning when you wake up, and every night before you sleep. I guarantee you’ll see results in a week flat!

Liking and reblogging for future reference!

Oh man, my old soccer coach used to make us do the top left one

Used to do these in ballet class.

Great way for us art vampires to stay in shape!
Or if you just want reference for drawing characters exercising. 

heysawbones:

Hey, have this useful thing I didn’t make.

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octopus sleeve by Jeff Gogue

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Sleeves, Necklines, Collars, and Dress Types

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Various adverts for Arrow Collars and Cluett Shirts by J. C. Leyendecker.

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