New Year‘s Eve Cupcakes Recipe!

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Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Makes about 18-20 cupcakes 

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¾ cups cocoa powder
• 3 T. butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• ½ tsp instant espresso powder (optional)
• 1 cup toasted coconut to decorate 

 Directions: 

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.
• Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk until mixture comes together. Mix in instant espresso powder, and fill cupcake liners ¾ of the way full. Bake for 15 minutes, then let cupcakes cool completely before decorating.

Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2-3 T milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

• Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add enough milk to reach desired consistency, and mix in vanilla extract. 

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Comments

[itaiaha]

High five for not cheating by using a pre-packaged mixture, they look yum :)

[foodlovers]

What is there to cheat?

[shajj]

amazing recipe...keep voting

[foodlovers]

thanks @shajj