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Chocolate Brown Sugar Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Buttermilk Cake:

  • 1 box devil's food cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 C. oil or melted butter cooled
  • 3/4 C. buttermilk
  • 1/2 C. sour cream
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract

Brown Sugar Frosting:

  • 1 C. butter softened (not melted)
  • 1/3 C. brown sugar packed (make sure there are no rock-hard chunks)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3-4 C. powdered sugar

Chocolate flakes or brown sugar to decorate

Instructions
 

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
  • 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl to remove lumps and set aside.
  • 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla extract until smooth.
  • 4. Stir in cake mix.
  • 5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 17-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
  • 6. Let cool.
  • 7. Frosting: Beat butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. If it becomes too thick, add 1 Tbsp. milk.
  • 8. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and decorate with chocolate shavings or brown sugar.