White Chocolate Cupcakes

             White Chocolate Cupcakes 
              by garnishandglaze
(I wasn't too sure about these as I tried another white cake for cupcakes a few years ago for Easter, and they weren't that great, but these are the bomb!  Moist, dense cupcake and white chocolate, cream cheese frosting add the Cadbury eggs and chocolate curls on top and you have a little bit of heaven! )
This recipe makes 12 cupcakes **preheat oven to 350 F.
Cupcakes:
1 2/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter, melted
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. buttermilk
1/4 c. sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla
2 egg whites
Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.  In mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In another bowl, melt butter and whisk in the sugar, buttermilk, sour cream, and vanilla.  Add the liquid ingredients to the dry and mix until just combined. Set aside.
With electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.  Fold into the batter until combined
Spoon batter into cupcake batter into pan - I use an ice cream scoop for easy handling.  Bake cupcakes for 15-18 min. until toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting:
2/3 c. white chocolate chips, melted
5 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
3 Tbsp. butter, room temperature
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 c. powder sugar
1-2 Tbsp. milk
Melt the chocolate in the microwave on low in 20 sec. increments, stirring after each.  Let the chocolate cool slightly for about 2 min. so it is not too hot that it melts the butter and cream cheese.
In a mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed for 1 min.  Add the melted chocolate and vanilla and beat another minute.  Beat in the sugar a little at a time, mixing until light and fluffy.  Add milk 1 Tbsp. at a time if needed to reach desired consistency.  Place in piping bag with tip and pipe onto the cupcakes. 

Topping:
Using a vegetable peeler, shave the chocolate to create long chocolate shavings.  Sprinkle over the freshly pipped frosting and then top with Cadbury mini eggs.

** I definitely got rave reviews with this one.  The cake is dense and moist (my favorite!), the frosting makes it a double whammy in amazing flavor!  I am going to make this every Easter, but also thinking of making it for other occasions, it will give me the excuse to have them more than once a year!