Chocolate Cupcakes with Penuche Frosting

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes with Penuche Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24 serving
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; 3/4 cup cocoa powder; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 2 large eggs; 1/4 cup sour cream; 6 Tbsp applesauce; 1/4 cup butter; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 Tbsp unsulphured molasses; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3/4 cup hot water; 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup packed dark brown sugar*; 1/4 cup half-and-half; 1 Pinch salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1-2 Tbsp hot water

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Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings
24
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American

Chocolate Cupcakes with Penuche Frosting

Iris Warren

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Deliciously soft and moist chocolate cupcakes with a tempting, sweet penuche frosting!

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Ingredients

Servings

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1/4 cup sour cream
6 Tbsp applesauce
1/4 cup butter , melted
1 cup buttermilk
2 Tbsp unsulphured molasses
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup hot water

Penuche Frosting

1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar*
1/4 cup half-and-half
1 Pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
1-2 Tbsp hot water

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill two muffin tins with paper liners and butter top of muffin tin. In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add in eggs, sour cream, applesauce, melted butter, buttermilk, molasses and vanilla and mix until blended. Stir in hot water and mix with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour about 1/4 cup mixture (or fill cups 3/4 full) into 24 paper lined muffin cups (there should be just a bit left over) and bake for 17-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting.

Penuche Frosting

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar and salt and bring mixture just to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in half-and-half and bring mixture just to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove mixture from heat and stir in vanilla. Allow mixture to cool to warm (original recipe states "lukewarm" but I found warm worked better) then beat in powdered sugar. Add hot water as needed to thin frosting out 1 tablespoon at a time. Immediately spread frosting over cooled cake/cupcakes before it sets.
Penuche Frosting Recipe adapted from allrecipes.com
Cupcake Recipe Source: Cooking Classy

Notes

*I usually only have light brown sugar on hand so I just add 1 tsp molasses to this recipe along with the light brown sugar (rather than using dark brown).