Sex and the City Cupcakes
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INGREDIENTS
- For cake: 2 cups all-purpose Flour
- 1 cup firmly packed light Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 6 ounces unsweetened Cocoa
- 1 cup unsalted Butter, softened
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 4 large Eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- For frosting: 1 cup Cream Cheese or mascarpone, at room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 lb. powdered sugar
- Red Food Coloring ( a few drops to make pink )
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake papers, preferably pink ones! Set aside.
- In a small bowl, sift together the flour and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.
- Add the sugars and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the chocolate, mixing until well incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk and vanilla.
- With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated, but do not overbeat.
- Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended and the batter is smooth.
- Carefully spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling them about three-quarters full.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
- *While you wait, mix up a Cosmo and order some Chinese takeout. Don't forget, now is the time to invite some girlfriends over to help you eat these!
- Then turn cupcakes out of the pan to cool completely before frosting.
- Hopefully you haven't had too much vodka at this point to make the frosting! Add sugar, cheese, vanilla, and food coloring to a medium bowl. Beat on high speed until fluffy.
- Using a pastry bag and a large round tip, pipe frosting in a swirl onto cooled cupcakes.
- If you don't have one, you can just spread the frosting with a knife, but you won't get the Magnolia look.
- Top with a bit of cupcake bling: silver or white nonpareils, glittery cake sugar, etc.
- *Now you can kick off your Manolos and hang with the girls in front of your favorite episode. Don't forget the pitcher of Cosmos...