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Chocolate Kahlua Cupcakes!

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 3/4 C Flour
  • 2 C Sugar
  • 1 C Cocoa
  • 1 1/2 TSP Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 TSP Baking Powder
  • 1 TSP Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 C Whole Milk
  • 1/2 C Oil
  • 3/4 Cup Boiling Water
  • 1/4 cup of kahlua
  • 1 bottle of chocolate fudge

Chocolate kahlua filling

  • 1 C heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon kahlua
  • 9 oz semi sweet chocolate chips.

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1 C softened cream cheese butter
  • 3 C powder sugar
  • 4 TBSP heavy whipping cream

Instructions

For Cupcake Filling

  • Bring heavy whipping cream to a boil and pour over the chocolate chips.
  • Stir until combined and the bowl starts to look like chocolate sauce.
  • Let sit until cooled.
  • Core out the center of the cupcake and scoop some filling into the cupcake.

Kahlua Cupcake Directions:

  • Line the cupcake tins with paper liners.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  • In a separate bowl add the eggs, whole milk,water, kahlua and oil.
  • Add the bowl containing the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla to the bowl holding the dry ingredients.
  • Mix all together until fully incorporated.
  • Beat for 3 minutes on medium.
  • Slowly add the boiling water starting with a small amount then pour in the remaining boiling water.
  • The batter may be a little runny.
  • Scoop batter into cupcake lined cups until 3/4s filled.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

Cream Cheese Frosting Directions:

  • Add in all ingredients into a standing mixer and mix until combined and stiff peaks form.
  • If powder sugar pebbles form, add 1-2 TBSP more of heavy cream
  • If the frosting is too thin add 1/2 C more of powder sugar
  • Mix until the the frosting becomes stiff and doesn't fall off a spoon.

Directions to prep cupcakes:

  • Spoon the frosting into a piping bag with a star tip and frost the cupcakes starting at the base in a circular motion.
  • Drizzle the chocolate fudge on top of the frosting
  • ENJOY!