Name: Chocolatísimo Cupcakes
Prep time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Americana
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 140 grams sugar; 115 grams sifted flour; 120 grams butter; 2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon yeast, royal; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 70 milligrams cow's milk

Preparation

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Preheat the oven to 160º. Prepare the cupcake liners in their molds or use silicone ones. In a jug, mix the milk with the vanilla extract. In a bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, and baking powder. In the mixer bowl (or with a hand mixer), beat the sugar with the butter until creamy. Add the eggs one by one. Next, add half of the flour and cocoa mixture. Then the milk, and finally the rest of the flour. Divide the mixture among the cupcake liners, filling them no more than 2/3 full. Bake for about 22-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool in the tray for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. Once cool, decorate with chocolate buttercream. Chocolate Buttercream; First: melt 100 grams of dark chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave and let it cool slightly. Not enough to solidify again, but make sure it is NOT still hot. If it is hot, it will melt the butter and ruin the mix. Next, using the mixer, beat 250g of butter with 250g of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon of milk, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. When the mixture is homogeneous (you will notice it becomes whiter), add the chocolate (NOT hot) while continuing to beat and mix for at least a couple more minutes. If it is a bit liquid, it should thicken if you keep mixing. And that's it!!! The most delicious you can imagine!!!