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Chocolate Bourbon Cupcakes with Butter Pecan Frosting
The chocolate bourbon cupcakes alone are insanely good! The flavor is just out of this world and the bourbon highlights the chocolate so well. Then add the butter pecan frosting that could be eaten by the spoonful and you may just have one of the most delicious cupcakes of the season!
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Tieghan Gerard📖 halfbakedharvest
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●pan
- ●saucepan
- ●whisk
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2
Line 2 standard cupcake pans with 24 liners.
3
In a large saucepan over medium heat, simmer bourbon and butter.
bourbon1 cup
4
Slowly whisk cocoa powder into saucepan until mixture is creamy.
5
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
6
Meanwhile, whisk sugar, flour, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.
7
In a separate bowl, beat eggs and greek yogurt with an electric mixer. Slowly add bourbon and cocoa mixture. Combine on low speed.
large eggs2bourbon1 cup
8
Slowly add flour and sugar mixture, combining on low speed until completely incorporated.
9
Fill baking cups three-fourths full. Bake for about ⏱️ 22 minutes. Cool.
10
For the Frosting: In a medium sauce pan, melt together the butter, cream, and brown sugar. Bring to a boil and boil for one minute.
Frosting
11
Remove from the heat and add to the bowl of a stand mixer. Allow to cool for ⏱️ 15 minutes.
12
Once cooled beat in the softened butter.
13
Add the vanilla and powdered sugar to the bowl and beat together until well combined.
vanilla1 teaspoonpowdered sugar3 cups
14
MIx in the chopped pecans.
15
Frost cupcakes. Place 1 whole pecan on each cupcake and drizzle with melted chocolate if desired,
Nutrition Facts
calories
429 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
34 g
sodium Content
189 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
53 mg
carbohydrate Content
44 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
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