Death by Chocolate Cupcakes

These cupcakes are sweet and rich. One cupcake will likely satisfy your chocolate craving because it has so much of it packed in one small package.

Satisfy your chocolate cravings with this rich and sweet recipe for Death by Chocolate Cupcakes.

Ingredients:
CUPCAKES

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder

FROSTING

• 1/4 cup dark cocoa
• 2 cups butter, softened
• 1/4 cup half and half
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups icing sugar (powdered sugar)
• chocolate sauce for drizzle, if desired

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Add cupcake liners to a muffin pan and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa powder.
3. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer medium speed.
4. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for about 40 seconds. Stir until melted. Pour chocolate into butter/sugar mixture and mix on medium speed.
5. Add in eggs and egg yolks one at a time while continuing to mix.
6. Add in oil, vanilla and sour cream and continue to mix on medium.
7. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir to combine.
8. Fill each cupcake liner about 3/4 full.
9. Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center of a cupcake clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a baking rack. Cool completely before frosting.
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