Queen of Katwe explores the life of a young chess prodigy and how her love and mastery of the game lifts her up through life. Selling spices on the streets of Katwe, these “number one spice,” cupcakes are vanilla topped with sea salt and chocolate chess pieces, all served up on an edible chess board.
Enjoy these cupcakes and get inspired to take on your own dreams when you watch Queen of Katwe this month.
Queen of Katwe Chess Cupcakes
You’ll need:
Frosted cupcakes
Sea salt
Chocolate chess pieces ingredients:
6 ounces white chocolate chips
6 ounces dark chocolate chips
Chocolate chess board ingredients:
2 (4 oz) Ghirardelli white chocolate bars
2 (4 oz) Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate bars
In separate heatproof dishes, melt the white chocolate chips and dark chocolate chips in a microwave at 20-second intervals until completely melted and smooth.
Pour the melted chocolate into the chess mold, refrigerate until solid, then pop out of the molds.
Sprinkle the tops of the cupcakes with sea salt, then add the chocolate chess pieces on top.
Break the white chocolate and semisweet chocolate bars into squares and arrange on a flat surface to resemble a chess board. Place the decorated cupcakes on top to serve.
