Chocolate Cupcakes with White Frosting
2015-02-06 15:36:40
Yields 12
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Cup Cakes
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate morsels
Frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 Tbsp. milk
Cupcakes
- Sift together cocoa and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
- Add cocoa mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with cocoa mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in morsels.
- Place 12 paper baking cups in USA Pan™ 12 Cup Muffin Pan; spoon batter evenly into cups, filling completely full.
- Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack, and cool 30 minutes or until completely cool. Spread cupcakes evenly with White Frosting (recipe following).
White Frosting
- Beat butter with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla and 2 Tbsp. milk, adding additional milk, if necessary, for desired consistency.
Notes
- Recipe courtesy of USA Pan®
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