Brownie Cupcakes with Red Velvet Frosting
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Serves: 10
 
Ingredients
Brownies
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Red Velvet Frosting
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1½ cup confectioners' sugar
  • ½ Tbs. cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbs. milk
  • Red coloring
Instructions
Brownies
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Place liners into a cupcake pan.
  2. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat.
  3. In a bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add in chocolate chips.
  4. In the melted butter saucepan, mix in white sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk in flour mixture until blended.
  5. Fill each liner ¾ full with batter.
  6. Bake for 18 minutes or until done. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then remove from pan.
Red Velvet Frosting
  1. In a large bowl, cream the butter.
  2. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar and cocoa powder alternately with the milk and vanilla extract. Add in red coloring and beat until fluffy.
  3. Pipe or spread frosting onto each cooled brownie cupcake.
Recipe by Sugar, Spice and Family Life at https://sugarspiceandfamilylife.com/2017/02/brownie-cupcakes-with-red-velvet-frosting-recipe.html