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The Best Chocolate Birthday Cupcakes...with Fudgy Buttercream
Possibly the best chocolate cupcake ever!
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Tieghan Gerard📖 halfbakedharvest
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
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1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners.2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, buttermilk, greek yogurt, canola oil, and vanilla until smooth. Add the flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until there are no longer any clumps of flour. Add the hot coffee and mix until combined. The batter should be pourable, but not super thin. Stir in the chocolate chips, if using.3. Pour the batter among the muffin tins and bake ⏱️ 15-18 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove and let cool completely before frosting.
eggs2unsweetened cocoa powder1 cupcup unsweetened cocoa powder3/4
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Fudgy Buttercream
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1. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and powdered sugar until the butter is light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add the cocoa powder and vanilla and beat, scraping down the sides as needed another ⏱️ 2 minutes or until there are no streaks of white. Add 3 tablespoons of the heavy cream and whip the frosting for ⏱️ 2-4 minutes or until light and fluffy. If desired add the remaining tablespoon of the heavy cream. Taste the frosting and add more powdered sugar if you like a sweeter or thicker frosting.2. Frost each cupcake as desired. The cupcakes will keep for 3-4 days in the fridge, bring to room temp before eating.
powdered sugar3 cups
Nutrition Facts
calories
242 kcal
fat Content
19 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
29 g
sodium Content
283 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
47 mg
carbohydrate Content
39 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
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