Chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate frosting (Part 2)

Got down to baking and making the cupcakes last Saturday. However, the frosting that I chose to make was a disaster! It was too runny and at room temperature, the frosting goes totally FLAT! I should have smell a rat when it goes off the basic of creaming butter and icing sugar together. So, I got to discard the whole frosting. (total waste of my good white chocolate and cupcakes!)

Recipe rating 1/5 for the frosting. It not only does not hold its shape at room temperature, the vanilla has overpowered the white chocolate taste. The plus point is that this frosting has a very nice shine.

The search for another white chocolate frosting begins. Finally selected this for my new white chocolate frosting:
Romantic Rose Cupcakes

Final recommended recipe as follows:

for the cupcakes (make 24 cupcakes)
300g unsalted butter at room temperature
300g caster sugar
6eggs
300g self-raising flour
6tbsp cocoa powder

for the white chocolate frosting
200g white chocolate
280g unsalted butter
280g icing sugar

To make chocolate cupcakes:

1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/ gas 4

2. Cream butter and sugar together till light and fluffy. Remember to scrape the sides with a spatula from time to time.

3. Beat in the eggs and flour
4. Add cocoa powder

5. Spoon into muffin tins lined with the paper cases till 3/4 full

6. Bake for 12 minutes
7. Leave it to cool

To Make White Chocolate Frosting

1. Melt chocolate over a double boiler (which is just a heat proof bowl on top of the sauce pan with boiling water)
2. Leave to cool.
3. Beat the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl until creamy. (I prefer to add the icing sugar gradually)

4. Beat in the chocolate

 5. Leave it in the refrigerator for 5minutes and you are ready to frost your cakes!
On a side note: if you have the time, you can make the frosting 1 day in advance and chill it in the fridge. This will bring out the chocolate taste even more. Bring it down to room temperature before using again.

The best thing about this frosting is that it does not go flat and pretty shape still holds at room temperature!

Feedback from my hubby (the one that matter most!): the frosting is a little too sweet but when eat together with the cupcake, it is just nice.
Feedback from friends: Nice! Cupcake not dry.
Feedback from my mother: The frosting feels a little "sandy". Overall nice.

Rating for this recipe: 4/5 Good for parties!
When I do this again, I will add 1-2 tbsp of milk to the frosting for a smoother texture.