Chocolate Porter Cupcakes Porter Ganache Caramel Corn Crunch Toasted Meringue Recipes

Steps:

• Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners. Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat; cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the butter is browned, 6 to 9 minutes. Immediately transfer to a medium bowl and let cool slightly. Whisk in the granulated sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla.
• Whisk the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the brown butter mixture and whisk until just combined (do not overmix).
• Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling them three-quarters of the way. Bake until the tops of the cupcakes spring back when gently pressed, 18 to 22 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to a rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting: Beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, pie spice and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until just combined. Increase the mixer speed to medium high. Add the vanilla and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Swirl in the dulce de leche with a rubber spatula, leaving some streaks. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a round tip. Pipe onto the cupcakes and top with caramel corn.

Steps:

• Whisk 4 ounces chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate into the warm caramel sauce until smooth. Drizzle over vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350. Sift flour, soda, salt, baking powder, cocoa, set aside. In mixer add eggs, sugar, milk, oil, vanilla, beat at low speed for 3 min, add hot porter. Mixture will be thin. Bake in Bundt pan for 50-55 min. Cool 20 minutes, remove from pan and place on plate. To serve I make a chocolate ganache from equal parts of chocolate and hot cream mixed together. Slice cake, place on plate, top with 2-3 tbl spoons of ganache, followed by a dollop of whip cream and dark chocolate shavings