Recipe: Devil's Food Cupcakes with Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting

I found this recipe on Epicurious, and it sounded so good I just had to try.


For the Cupcakes

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot brewed coffee
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, lightly beaten


For the Frosting

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350°F.

Line16 muffin cups with liners.

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over hot, not simmering, water. Remove the pan from the heat.

Sift the sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt together into a large bowl.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the hot coffee, sour cream, and vegetable oil.

Gradually whisk in the eggs, then stir in the chocolate. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until all the ingredients are smoothly blended.

Fill the cupcake liners about two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Frosting instructions:

1. In a large bowl, cream the butter until smooth.

2. Add the powdered sugar, salt, milk, and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy.

3. Frost the cupcakes.

There's nothing quite like home-made gourmet food!