Ingredients
- For the Cupcakes:
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 oz. applesauce
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 oz. chocolate
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup boiling water
- For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz. of cream cheese
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
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Old Fashioned Chocolate Cupcakes
Time: 5 minutes prep, 25 minutes cook
Servings: 1 dozen
Directions
- For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
- In a bowl combine flour, cocoa baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a food processor combine butter and sugar and process until smooth. Add the eggs, 4 oz. of chocolate pieces and vanilla. Add half of the flour mixture and ½ of the milk. Process and add the other half of the flour and the remainder of the milk. Slowly, add the hot water.
- Grease and fill muffin tins to top.
- Bake 20 25 minutes or until toothpick test comes out clean.
- Let Cool.
- For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Combine all of the above in a food processor and process until smooth. Refrigerate.
- Frost cupcakes as you use them.
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