The Best Cupcakes Ever? We'll Be The Judge of That!

My mom found a recipe for what was called "The Best Cupcakes Ever" and knew that they needed to be judged by her now. Nobody is going to tell my judgmental family what is and isn't the best! Plus when the recipe wasn't calling for any kind of candy to be hidden in the middle we were pretty skeptical...
However I'm making this post because my gosh. These are good!! I guess I should have known from the fact that this girl won Cupcake Wars (the greatest cooking show out there) but I definitely had my doubts when I tasted the batter and it was gross. I think this is the first recipe where I wasn't tempted to just stop and eat all the dough instead of baking them... Here's the recipe!

 

Black and White Chocolate Cupcakes

By Megan Faulkner Brown (’02), Sweet Tooth Fairy Owner and Cupcake Wars Winner
http://www.thesweettoothfairy.com/

1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup and 2 tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup sour cream
3 eggs
¾ cup ready-to-eat chocolate pudding
½ cup butter, melted
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 cupcake pan cups with paper liners.

In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients together with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds until well combined.

Add wet ingredients and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Stop and scrape the sides of the bowl and resume mixing on medium speed for an additional minute. Stop mixer and fold in chocolate chips.

Fill the prepared cupcake liners with batter 3/4 full. Bake about 15-18 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.


White Chocolate Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
¼ cup butter, softened
1 cup white chocolate chips or 6 ounces white chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
2⅓ cups powdered sugar

To make the frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix for an additional minute. Add powdered sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy after each addition.

Spread the frosting on the chocolate cupcakes. Garnish with fresh raspberries, mini chocolate chips, or chocolate sprinkles.



So everyone, go make these. Because they are good. My family is of the opinion that the Lindor Truffle cupcakes are better but these are definitely a close second!

And just for my five or so friends out there, I am finally home from my internship in Seattle at the Elite Dance camp. It was a bunch of fun but I wish my Moses Lake Molahiettes had been there so I could show you guys off! Oh btw mom, now would probably be a good time to inform you that I invited all my intern friends to come up and visit me anytime they get bored during the summer... Hope you're cool with that! Anyway, I am definitely ready to officially begin my summer before I'm shipped off to college where I'll have to fit in both partying and college work! Ugh not looking forward to that challenge...