Calling all Galaxy chocolate lovers, these deliciously rich and indulgent Galaxy Chocolate Cupcakes are the perfect recipe for you!
With a surprise Galaxy ganache filling, they’re topped with creamy Galaxy buttercream and a square of Galaxy salted caramel. Did someone say Galaxy!? 😅
Reasons to love these Galaxy Chocolate Cupcakes
- The chocolate sponge is soft, light and fluffy.
- They have a surprise Galaxy ganache filling.
- The Galaxy buttercream is rich, smooth and creamy.
- Chocolate x3! These Galaxy chocolate cupcakes are a chocoholics dream.
- I’ve included step-by-step photos to make this recipe super easy to follow.
Recipe FAQs: Galaxy Chocolate Cupcakes
I live in the US, is Dove the same as Galaxy?
Yes it is. Apparently they taste identical. A bit of trivia for you, Dove was introduced to the UK as Galaxy in 196O. Don’t ask me why they changed the name though 😅
What size cupcake cases should I use?
Cupcakes come in three sizes; fairy cake, standard and muffin. The baking time will vary depending on the size you use. This Galaxy chocolate cupcakes recipe will give you 12 muffin-sized cupcakes. The cases I used measured 2″ base and 1.5″ deep.
How do I know when the cupcakes are baked?
These Galaxy chocolate cupcakes will take 18-20 minutes in the oven at 180°C. The cupcakes should have a nice rise to them, be dark brown in colour and if you insert a toothpick into the centre of a cupcake, it should come out crumb-free.
What can I use to scoop out the middle of the cupcake?
The easiest way is using a cupcake corer like the one in the photo below from Joie. You can also use the round base of a large piping nozzle or a teaspoon to scoop out the middle.
My Galaxy chocolate ganache is too thick, what should I do?
This can be due to a number of reasons. Either the cream was too hot or too cold, you over-stirred the ganache or the chocolate wasn’t chopped small enough. Ganache can be very temperamental 🙄 But don’t worry, your Galaxy ganache can be saved!
Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl isn’t touching the water. Gently stir until the ganache warms up and starts to melt. Remove from the heat once you’re happy with the consistency.
How do I pipe buttercream swirls?
- Fit a large piping bag with a large open star nozzle and fill with Galaxy chocolate buttercream.
- Hold the piping bag upright at the outer edge of the cupcake.
- Apply pressure to the top of the piping bag and pipe in a circular motion spiralling inwards and upwards at the same time.
- To finish the swirl, release pressure and gently lift the piping bag up.
Equipment & ingredients used to make Galaxy Chocolate Cupcakes
Galaxy Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
Chocolate cupcakes
- 180 g Margarine or unsalted butter I use Stork Original
- 180 g Caster sugar
- 2 large Eggs At room temperature
- 150 g Self-raising flour
- 30 g Cocoa powder
Galaxy chocolate ganache
- 100 g Galaxy Smooth Milk
- 75 ml Double Cream
Galaxy chocolate buttercream
- 100 g Galaxy Smooth Milk
- 250 g Salted butter I use Lurpak Slightly Salted
- 300 g Icing sugar
- 30 g Cocoa powder
Decoration
- 100 g Galaxy Chocolate (Smooth milk / Caramel / Salted Caramel) Broken into 12 squares
Instructions
Make the chocolate cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Line a cupcake baking tin with 12 cupcakes cases.
- Beat the margarine (or butter) and sugar together until creamy.
- Mix in the eggs one at a time.
- Add the flour and cocoa powder and fold together until smooth.
- Spoon the mixture into the cupcakes cases, filling each one roughly two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until risen and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Transfer to a wire cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
Make the Galaxy chocolate ganache and fill the cupcakes
- Finely chop the Galaxy chocolate (the smaller the chunks the better) and place in a glass bowl.
- Heat the cream in a small saucepan set over low heat until it's piping hot, but not yet boiling.
- Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and leave to sit for 20 seconds. Now slowly stir until the chocolate melts and the ganache is smooth.
- Once the cupcakes have cooled, scoop out the middle of each using a cupcake corer, the base of a piping nozzle or a teaspoon.
- Fill each cupcake with a heaped teaspoon of Galaxy chocolate ganache.
Make the Galaxy chocolate buttercream
- Melt the Galaxy chocolate in the microwave in 30-second blasts until smooth. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl beat the butter until really soft and pale in colour.
- Sift in the icing sugar and cocoa powder into the bowl, and beat together until creamy and smooth.
- Now pour in the melted Galaxy chocolate and fold together until combined.
Decorate the cupcakes
- Pipe buttercream swirls on top of the cupcakes (see notes above on how to pipe).
- Decorate each cupcake with a square of Galaxy chocolate. I also added a little gold star for extra cuteness!
Notes
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