M&M Cupcakes

Makes 15 cupcakes

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🥘 Ingredients

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Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350°

Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

flour1 cup

Cream butter and sugar together in stand mixer, beating until light, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes. Add in egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.

cup butter, room temperature1/4butter, room temperature1 cupegg1vanilla1 tsp

In microwave or over a double boiler melt the milk chocolate.

Stir the chocolate into the butter mixture.

cup butter, room temperature1/4butter, room temperature1 cup

Add the flour mixture and sour cream in alternating increments, starting and ending with the flour mixture.

flour1 cup

Stir until combined.

Slowly add in hot water and stir until smooth.

Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake ⏱️ 15-17 minutes until tops are set and spring back to the touch.

Cool completely on a wire rack.

M&M Frosting

In blender or food processor crush M&M candies until they are a coarse dust.

M&M Candies, blended to a coarse dust1 cup

In bowl of stand mixer beat butter until smooth. Slowly add in powdered sugar and then beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

cup butter, room temperature1/4butter, room temperature1 cuppowdered sugar3 cups

Mix in crushed M&Ms and beat until evenly incorporated.

Pipe or spread onto cupcakes.

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