Devils Food Cupcakes

Halloween is quickly approaching and I've got just the thing to add to your Halloween baking list - Devils Food Cupcakes!!!

These cupcakes are soooo good.   Forget the candy bars -  I'll take moist chocolate cake with fudgy chocolate frosting and chocolate shavings for my treat.

There is no trick to making these cupcakes.  Follow my simple step by step instructions and you will be sinking your teeth into one of these sinfully good cupcakes in no time.  

Devils Food Cupcakes
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup cocoa powder
​1/2 cup hot water
1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature, beaten

Fudgy Chocolate Frosting
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup light corn syrup
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened well
1 tsp vanilla extract
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Whisk cocoa into water. 

Whisk in buttermilk and vanilla.

Cream butter until fluffy.  

Cream in sugar and brown sugar.  

Slowly beat in eggs. 

Add dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk mixture.  

Fill paper lined cupcake pans, 3/4 full and bake 22 minutes at 350.  

​In saucepan, whisk together cream and corn syrup.  Bring to a simmer.  Remove from heat.  Pour mixture into a bowl and let cool to room temperature. ​

Add cooled cream to melted chocolate and whisk until smooth.  Whisk in butter and vanilla.  

Spread onto cupcakes.  

I may just have to bake a batch of these cupcakes for all of the trick or treater chaperones that show up at my door this Halloween.  ;)  

Ciao!

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