Strawberry and Chocolate Ganache Mini Cucakes

Ingredients
(makes about 50)

Chocolate Ganache
150ml whipping cream
150g dark chcoclate
50g jam
60g butter
30ml Creme de Cassis

Strawberry Sponge
200g self raising flour
200g sugar
200g soft butter
1egg
1tsp vanilla essence
60g of strawberries finely chopped

Slices of strawberries to decorate

Method

1.     First make the chocolate ganache, heat up the cream to a boil

2.     Add the boiling cream to chocolate, honey and butter and mix until everything is melted

3.     Allow to cool then add the crème de cassis

4.     Scrape down the sides of the bowl and refrigerate.

5.     Next make the cupcakes, pre-heat the oven to 180 C

6.     Cream the butter and sugar

7.     Add the egg and vaniila

8.     Mix in the dry ingredients.

9.     Mix in the chopped straberries

10. Spoon the cupcake mix into mini cupcake cases

11. Bake for about 15 mins then allow to cool.

12. Fill a piping bag with a star tip with ganache

13. Pipe onto each cupcake

14. Decorate with a sliced strawberry