CUPCAKES { ep.2 }

 CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES  { cocoa-espresso }


This Sunday, my Birthday is coming, being older seems to make me thinking more positive and stay peaceful :)  I wanted just to celebrate quietly and simple with my hubby. I also felt to bake more and cook my own meal. I decided to make cupcakes twice this week then !  first is here "Chocolate-espresso ones.

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted Butter (room temp.)
  • 3/4 granulated Sugar
  • 1/4 brown sugar
  • 1 egg (whole)
  • 1 cup All purpose flour
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Instant espresso powder
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 Buttermilk
Directions:
  • Preheat oven 350 degrees, line up paper liners
  • Combined dry ingredients in a small bowl-- flour+cocoa+espresso+baking powder+salt, set aside
  • Mix &cream together butter and sugar, then egg +vanilla extract, whisk unitl smooth.
  • Add dry ingredients for half first and mix until almost all incorparated, then the least and mix together. Add buttermilk, mix everything well. *but Don't overmix.
  • scoop them in each muffin tins (I used small ice cream scoop) 
  • leave in oven around 20-22 mins or until the toothpick inserted comes clean. ( I normally turn the oven off a little sooner when the cupcakes are done but still not all the way-but let it bake in hot oven still)

Frosting:
  • 1 stick (8oz) Unsalted Butter (room temp.)
  • 2 1/2 cups powder sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* Mix all together well, start low speed gradually add powder sugar, and then increase the speed to med. high until cream light & fluffy (around 2 mins)
** I decorated them with chocolate pretzels.

Happy Baking !   oh! i'm going to post another cupcake recipes now too....please visit, thanks!!!!!

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