Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcake Filled with Strawberry Cream Cheese, Strawberry-Rosemary Sauce, Mint Oil

By cirql8or

Top Chef: Just Desserts, Season 1, Episode 1

Ingredients

• Chocolate cupcake:
• 1 cup butter (room temp)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 ½ cup all-purpose (sift)
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 2 eggs (room temp)
• ½ cup cocoa powder (sift)
• Strawberry filling:
• 1 cup med. Diced strawberries
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 3 oz powdered sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• Strawberry rosemary sauce:
• 1 pint of whole strawberries (just the greens cut off)
• 2 sprigs of rosemary (chopped fine)
• 1 cup of sugar with fresh vanilla bean
• Mint Oil:
• 2 sprigs of mint
• 1 cup olive oil
• Cream cheese icing:
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 3 oz powdered sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 oz butter (room temp)

Details

Adapted from bravotv.com

Preparation

Step 1

Chocolate cupcake:
1. Cream the butter, sugar and eggs then sift all dry ingredients and then slowly add in on slow speed in between adding the dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk. Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix on 2cl speed until incorporated. Bake at 325 degrees
Strawberry filling:
1. Cream the powdered sugar and cream cheese with vanilla, till creamed. Then fold in the diced strawberries.
Strawberry rosemary sauce:
1. Take the strawberries and place in a double-boiler w/ the sugar and cook till tender, add the diced rosemary and tighten w/ a little cornstarch.
Mint Oil:
1. Mix together in a blender till chopped.
Cream cheese icing:
1. Cream the butter, cream cheese together, scrape the sides down then add the powdered sugar and vanilla mix till creamy.