These Brownie Cupcakes begin with a field of Brownie Cake Combine! They’re wealthy and scrumptious, barely extra dense than most cupcakes, and softer than most brownies. It’s the better of each worlds. If in case you have chocolate lovers in your life, save this recipe. They’ll like it!
The Substances
This is a fast take a look at our elements. Examine the recipe card on the backside of the put up for the entire particulars!
- One field of Brownie Combine– We have tried this recipe with two mixes and preferred them each: Duncan Hines Double Fudge and Ghirardelli Final Chocolate. Ghirardelli was our favourite because it was a bit extra wealthy however each are nice. I am positive others would work as properly.
- Eggs
- Melted Butter (We used butter as a substitute of oil for added richness)
- Flour, Sugar, and Unsweetened Cocoa Powder prolong this recipe a bit and provides the brownies a cake-like high quality.
- Bitter Cream provides richness and moisture (we advocate “full fats”)
- Baking Powder for added peak
- Sizzling Espresso (or sizzling water). The warmth helps the cocoa to develop, and if utilizing espresso, it enhances the chocolate taste. Sizzling water works nice as properly.
Learn how to Make Brownie Cupcakes
You will discover the full, printable recipe for brownie cupcakes on the backside of this put up. Here’s a fast take a look at our steps!
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Fill a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Ignore the directions on the again of the field of brownie combine.
- Mix dry elements in massive bowl and whisk collectively till mixed. (That is the brownie combine, flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder.)
- Add the remaining elements (eggs, bitter cream, fudge packet (in case your combine has one), sizzling water or sizzling espresso, and melted butter) and stir till properly mixed. I discover it best to make use of a rubber spatula for this step.
- Fill the cupcake liners with roughly ¼ cup of batter every.
- Bake at 350℉ for 18-20 minutes or till a toothpick inserted within the heart comes out clear or with only a few crumbs connected. *Baking occasions can fluctuate, peek in as the tip time approaches.
- Take away the freshly baked cupcakes from the pans simply after eradicating and funky on a wire rack.
Chocolate Buttercream
Immediately, we frosted our brownie cupcakes with a easy chocolate buttercream. We used half of our regular quantity since this recipe makes about 20 cupcakes
This can be a mixture of softened butter, powdered sugar, a pinch of salt, vanilla extract, milk, and unsweetened cocoa powder. The ensuing frosting is creamy and scrumptious, and really straightforward to work with.
Adorning the Cupcakes
After permitting the cupcakes to chill fully, it’s time to frost! Embellish the cupcakes nevertheless you want. We used a star tip 21 to pipe shells over our cupcakes two completely different patterns.
Listed here are the completed cupcakes! We hope that you just take pleasure in these brownie cupcakes. These could be nice for birthdays, potlucks, or for anybody that loves chocolate!
Extra Chocolate Recipes
We love chocolate muffins and cupcakes and have made many through the years! A few of our hottest are our Triple Chocolate Cake from Cake Combine, German Chocolate Cake, Black Velvet Cake, and Chocolate Bitter Cream Pound Cake.
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For the Chocolate Buttercream
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Preheat oven to 350℉. Fill a cupcake pan with paper liners. (This recipe makes about 18-20 cupcakes)
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This recipe could be ready in a big mixing bowl, simply as when making brownies from a combination. No mixer wanted.
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Mix dry elements in massive bowl and whisk collectively till mixed. (That is the brownie combine, flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder.)
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Add the remaining elements (eggs, bitter cream, fudge packet (in case your combine has one), sizzling espresso (or sizzling water), and melted butter) and stir till properly mixed. I discover it best to make use of a rubber spatula for this step.
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Fill the cupcake liners with roughly ¼ cup of batter every.
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Bake at 350℉ for 18-20 minutes or till a toothpick inserted within the heart comes out clear or with only a few crumbs connected.
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Take away the freshly baked cupcakes from the pans simply after eradicating and funky on a wire rack.
For the Chocolate Buttercream
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Add butter and blend on low to medium velocity till clean. Add vanilla and mix into the butter.
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Add powdered sugar, salt, and cocoa powder.
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Add a lot of the milk and blend on low velocity, growing to medium because the elements grow to be integrated.
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Proceed to combine including remaining milk as wanted. It might take 3-5 minutes to succeed in the smoothness and consistency you want. It’ll take longer if utilizing a hand mixer. As you combine, the frosting will grow to be very clean. You’ll be able to add extra milk (1 Tablespoon at a time) if the frosting is just too thick or extra powdered sugar if too smooth.
Adorning the Cupcakes
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As soon as the cupcakes have fully cooled, frost them nevertheless you want! We used a disposable piping bag fitted with a star tip 21, to brighten the cupcakes with piped shells (and mini chocolate chips for some).
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Retailer in an hermetic container, below a cake dome, or in a bakery field for 1-2 days. After that, you’ll be able to refrigerate for freshness (however enable to heat to room temp earlier than serving).
We now have tried this recipe with two mixes– Ghirardelli Final Chocolate (19oz) and Duncan Hines Double Fudge (17.6oz). Each got here out superb. Ghirardelli was my favourite as it’s a bit richer. Tell us in the event you experiment with different manufacturers!
