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Very Chocolatey Brownie Cupcakes

in Diana's Recipe Book

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Servings: Makes 12 cupcakes
 
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These "brownie" cupcakes have a wonderful cakey consistency and are oh so chocolatey. You may add chopped nuts (such as walnuts or pecans) or leave them plain. Frost them with your favorite frosting (I like dark chocolate frosting the best) or sprinkle them with confectioners' sugar for an extra sweet taste.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup (1.5 sticks/6 oz./170g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
2/3 cup semisweet or bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate chips

Optional:
1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts (such as walnuts or pecans)

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F/180 degrees C. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper cupcake or muffin liners.

2. In a small bowl, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together both sugars and the slightly cooled melted butter until smooth. Whisk in the vanilla extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture, mixing until just combined (don't overmix the batter or the cupcakes will come out tough). Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts, if using.

4. Scoop batter into prepared muffin pan. Bake in preheated oven for 28 minutes or until a tester inserted into center of cupcake comes out with a few crumbs attached and a little melted chocolate. The tops of cupcakes will not spring back when touched.

5. Remove from oven and let cupcakes cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan and let cool completely on rack.

6. You may frost the cupcakes with frosting of your choice, if desired, or sprinkle tops of cupcakes (when completely cooled) with confectioners' sugar.

Makes 12 cupcakes.

Date: December 13, 2008

Reviews

Reviewer: skhan
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Diana, Its so nice to see you back!

 
Reviewer: josephine
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it tastes very good but i think it is too sweet. thanks for the recipe.

 
Reviewer: Durve
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Reviewer: Ida
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I made these cupcakes for SuperBowl Sunday and made little Steeler flags for them. I frosted them with green icing and found Wilton's little footballs. They tasted as good as they looked.

 
Reviewer: Xena
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I made them, haven't actually tasted them but my mum and her friends did. She told me it wasn't moist enough,I don't know why though. Maybe I left it a couple more minutes in the oven than I should have. They tasted good though. Were very heavy.

 
Reviewer: yamna
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I needed to make cupcakes for my class (chocolate lovers) and I was going crazy searching for an awesome recipe that didn't require me putting in actual chocolate (I was out). After great research I found this recipe and my whole class went crazy for these cakes. I made 40 and they were all wiped out instantly. I loved them, my friends loved them; a great success!

 
Reviewer: Veenosha
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Its was not moist enough, but nevertheless, it was tasty..

 

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