Creme Egg Brownie Cupcakes
Author: Sugar, Spice and Family Life
Recipe type: Dessert
Cook time:
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Serves: 12
- 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
- 12 creme eggs
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tsp. clear vanilla extract
- 4 Tbs. milk
- Yellow coloring
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 3 Tbs. vegetable oil
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Place liners into a cupcake pan.
- In a large saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat.
- In a bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add in chocolate chips.
- In the melted butter saucepan, mix in white sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk in flour mixture until blended.
- Fill each liner partially with batter and place a creme egg in the middle. Fill each liner ¾ full with batter.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until done. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then remove from pan.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter.
- Gradually beat in the powdered sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla extract. Beat until fluffy.
- Place ¼ of the frosting into another bowl. Mix in yellow coloring.
- Pipe yellow frosting onto the top middle of each cooled brownie cupcake.
- Pipe white frosting around and on top of the yellow frosting.
- Place frosted brownie cupcakes in fridge for 30 minutes.
- In a microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips in 30 second intervals until melted. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Holding each chilled brownie cupcake by the bottom, dip the frosting into the cooled chocolate coating. Allow to dry.
Recipe by Sugar, Spice and Family Life at https://sugarspiceandfamilylife.com/2018/03/creme-egg-brownie-cupcakes-recipe.html
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