Best Fudgy Chocolate Butterscotch Cupcakes Recipes

THE BEST EVER CHOCOLATE FUDGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a regular size cupcake pan with 12 cupcake liners
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder; whisk until combined, set aside
• In a large bowl or bowl of an electric mixer, whisk together buttermilk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract
• Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until the batter is smooth and all ingredients are fully incorporated
• Add the boiling water to the batter and slowly whisk until fully combined
• Using a ice cream scoop, divide the chocolate cupcake batter into the lined cupcake pan until each are about are ¾ full
• Bake at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until the cupcakes springs back at the touch
• Allow the cupcakes to cool for 10-20 minutes before removing from the pan and icing with Chocolate Fudge Frosting
• Using a star tip and a pastry bag, pipe the Chocolate Fudge Frosting on the Chocolate Cupcakes
• Garnish with chocolate sprinkles or a decoration of your choice!
• Enjoy
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the chocolate chips and vanilla extract; set aside
• In a medium saucepan, combine the unsalted butter, granulated sugar and half and half and bring to a simmer until the sugar is dissolved; remove the pan from the heat
• Using the whisk attachment, place the bowl with chocolate chip on the mixer and turn the mixer on low speed and slowly pour the butter mixture over the chocolate, whisk on low speed
• Once the chocolate has melted completely, add the powdered sugar one cup at a time and continue whisking on low until the powdered sugar is fully incorporated and there are no lumps
• Turn the mixer on medium to high speed and whisk for approximately 5-8 minutes or until the frosting becomes thick ( you do not want to over whisk the frosting, it will still be slightly liquid when you pour it into a bowl)
• Pour the frosting into a bowl with a lid and allow it to cool and thicken up for approximately 2 hours ( if you are in a rush, you can place the frosting in the refrigerator to cool faster)

FUDGY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES (OR CAKE)

Steps:

• Add dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Fill cupcake liners two thirds full (as they rise quite a bit).
• Bake in a preheated 350 oven for about 20-30 minutes (or about 60 minutes for a cake) or until toothpick comes out clean.

BUTTERSCOTCH CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly Butter nonstick muffin pan or line with paper baking cups.
• In large bowl, whisk egg. Whisk in brown sugar, Milk, Butter, corn syrup and vanilla. Sprinkle with flour, baking powder and salt and whisk until blended and smooth.
• Spoon into prepared muffin pan. Bake for 15 to 20 min or until cake tester inserted into centre cupcake comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minute Transfer to rack to cool completely.
• Icing: In bowl, using electric mixer, beat 2 tbsp of the butterscotch sauce with Butter until blended. Sift icing sugar into bowl and beat until smooth, adding as much of remaining butterscotch a little at a time as necessary to make icing smooth and spreadable. Spread over cooled cupcakes.
• Tips: If you don't have dark brown sugar, use light brown sugar and add 2 tsp (10 mL) fancy molasses.