One of the perks of being one of the founders of the cupcake club is knowing which cupcake we're making in advance of our announcement! I made these DELICIOUS cupcakes this past weekend for a football fiesta that the hubby and I were attending.
Without further ado, I present my Marble Cupcakes for submission!
adding the heavy cream to the batter... woo action shot!
now to make the chocolate portion of the marble -- add the cocoa powder to boiling water and mix
and then add a cup of the vanilla batter
and mix until combined!
then add a spoonful of vanilla, followed by a spoonful of chocolate and repeat until cups are 3/4 full
and then swirl in a "figure 8" pattern. Sorry Martha, I just kind of went in circles :)
After baking for 20 minutes -- ta da!
Martha's recipe calls for them to be topped with powdered sugar.
Um.. NO.
It is not a cupcake without frosting!
I whipped up some vanilla buttercream frosting.
mm. yes. That is more like it.
And yes, I like lots of frosting.
The cupcakes were a huge hit at the fiesta. They were absolutely delish. I'm not a huge chocolate cake fan, so it was just the perfect amount of chocolate. These may just become my go-to cupcake in the future!
And as for the problem I had with the red velvet cupcakes falling last month? It could be because I didn't use cake flour. Whoops. Yay for the problem being solved!
Anyway -- get to baking and link up over at Samantha's blog this month! Next month we'll be back over here :)
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5 comments:
Looks awesome! I'm a big icing fan, too! I hate when people/stores skimp on the icing. Not cool.
I think I am going to try these this weekend! They look really good!
You're making me hungry!
Those look fabulous and yummy too!
Anything marble, I love!!! It's my favorite cake and cupcake!
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