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Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Buttercream Frosting

The Horror of Being Emily
Try these for a fun Halloween treat!
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Course Dessert
Servings 12 Cupcakes

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • Cupcake Liners

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

Instructions
 

The Cupcakes

  • Preheatoven to 350°F.
  • In a bowl, combine flour, coco powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the coffee to the mixture, stirringthoroughly. Add white vinegar, vanilla, and olive oil.
  • Pour into 12 cupcake liners. Bake for 25 minutesor until a toothpick poked in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.

The Frosting

  • Combine butter, salt, and brown sugar.
  • Add powdered sugar. Stir thoroughly.
  • Add flour. Stir thoroughly.
  • Add milk and vanilla. Stir thoroughly.
  • If desired, chocolate chips and/or food coloring can be added to the mixture. The frosting is now ready to pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
Keyword Baked Goods, Chocolate, Coffee, Cookie Dough, Cupcakes, Frosting