Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream and Chocolate Sprinkles
Ingredients
2cups sugar
1 3/4 cupsflour
3/4cupcocoa powder
1 1/2tspbaking powder
1 1/2tspbaking soda
1tspsalt
2eggs
1cupbuttermilk
1/2cupoil
2tspvanilla
1/2cupboiling water
1boxinstant chocolate pudding
frosting
1stickbutter
2/3cupcocoa
3cupspowdered sugar
1/3cupheavy cream
1tspvanilla
Instructions
Pre-Heat oven to 350°F. Line muffin pan for 24 cupcakes.Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, vanilla and pudding; beat on medium speed of stand mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared muffin pans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Frosting
Add butter and cocoa to a stand mixer. Alternately add powdered sugar and heavy cream, beating to spreading consistency.Add small amount additional heavy cream, if needed. Stir in vanilla.Place in a piping bag with a large round tip. Pipe large dots allover each cupcake. Top with sprinkles if desired.