Minnie Mouse Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
  • 1 cup Dark chocolate
  • 5 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 cup Vegetable oil

• Drinks

  • 1 cup Coffee, strong

• Dairy

  • 3 sticks Butter
  • 1 cup Buttermilk, full fat
  • 2 tbsp Cream

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup dark chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled to room temp
• 1 cup full fat buttermilk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 sticks butter, room temperature
• 5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2-3 tablespoons cream (you can also use whole milk)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325°F Line your pans with paper muffin liners. Sift the first 5 ingredients together into a large bowl. Whisk in chopped chocolate. In a separate bowl, whisk all of the wet ingredients together until thoroughly incorporated. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk together. Fill muffin wells 3/4 of the way full and bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely before adding frosting.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip butter until white and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add in half of the powdered sugar and mix for 1 minute. Add in the second half of the powdered sugar and mix for 1 minute longer. Add in the milk and vanilla and mix until thoroughly incorporated.