How To Make Ghirardelli Chocolate Frosted Cupcakes
Folks of all ages will love these deliciously rich chocolate frosted cupcakes made of a Ghirardelli chocolate frosting, topped with milk chocolate bunnies!
Serves:
Ingredients
For Cupcakes:
- 2cupsall-purpose flour
- 1½tspbaking powder
- ¾tspbaking soda
- ¾tspsalt
- 3eggs
- 1⅓cupsgranulated sugar
- 1tbspvanilla extract
- ¾cupvegetable oil
- ¾cupbuttermilk
For Chocolate Frosting:
- 10ozGhirardelli® 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips,(1 bag)
- 3tbspGhirardelli 100% Unsweetened Cocoa
- ¼cupwater,boiling
- ¾cupunsalted butter,softened
- ¼cupconfectioners’ sugar
- 1pinchsalt
- Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Bunnies
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin pans with paper liners. Set aside.
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Into a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
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In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs and sugar on medium speed for 1 minute.
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In a separate bowl, mix together the vanilla, oil, and buttermilk. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the liquids. Beat until combined after each addition, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
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Divide the batter evenly between the cups so that each is ⅔ full.
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Bake for about 15 to 18 minutes, rotating halfway until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool.
Chocolate Frosting:
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Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler. Stir occasionally for about 5 minutes, until smooth.
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In a separate bowl, stir together the cocoa and boiling water.
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Let both the chocolate and the cocoa mixture cool to room temperature.
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In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, and salt on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add the melted chocolate at low speed, and then beat in the cocoa mixture.
To Assemble:
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Pipe the frosting onto cupcakes. Let the frosting set for 5 minutes.
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Decorate the cupcakes by placing a Ghirardelli Chocolate Bunny on top of the frosting. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 269.21kcal
- Fat: 17.07g
- Saturated Fat: 6.48g
- Trans Fat: 0.29g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.96g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.68g
- Carbohydrates: 28.79g
- Fiber: 1.23g
- Sugar: 19.25g
- Protein: 2.69g
- Cholesterol: 35.55mg
- Sodium: 153.09mg
- Calcium: 41.27mg
- Potassium: 86.31mg
- Iron: 1.09mg
- Vitamin A: 58.19µg
- Vitamin C: 0.08mg
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