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Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Buttercream Frosting

Try these for a fun Halloween treat!
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Servings: 12 Cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Coffee Cupcake Batter
  • 1 ½ Cups Flour
  • ¼ Cup Coco Powder
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ Tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Coffee
  • 1 Tbsp White Vinegar
  • ½ Tbsp Vanilla
  • ⅓ Cup Olive Oil
Cookie Dough Buttercream Frosting
  • ½ Cup Butter softened
  • ¼ Tsp Salt
  • ¼ Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 ¼ Cup Powdered Sugar
  • ⅓ Cup Flour
  • 1 Tbsp Milk
  • ½ Tbsp Vanilla
  • Chocolate Chips Optional
  • Food Coloring Optional

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • Cupcake Liners

Method
 

The Cupcakes
  1. Preheatoven to 350°F.
  2. In a bowl, combine flour, coco powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Add the coffee to the mixture, stirringthoroughly. Add white vinegar, vanilla, and olive oil.
  4. Pour into 12 cupcake liners. Bake for 25 minutesor until a toothpick poked in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
The Frosting
  1. Combine butter, salt, and brown sugar.
  2. Add powdered sugar. Stir thoroughly.
  3. Add flour. Stir thoroughly.
  4. Add milk and vanilla. Stir thoroughly.
  5. If desired, chocolate chips and/or food coloring can be added to the mixture. The frosting is now ready to pipe onto cooled cupcakes.