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Brown Mountain Cupcakes

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Brown Mountain Cupcakes

So I’m loving this cookbook, Chocolate Fantasies!

I’ve marked several recipes to try and I wanted to make some cupcakes.

The name of this recipe just screams “make me, you know you want to.”

Come on, Brown Mountain Cake?

Oh and the batter is just as good as the cake. I didn’t even share the beater or the bowl with the kids, it was that good.

Brown Mountain Cupcakes
from Chocolate Fantasies

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup warm water
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting of your choice

Cream butter, gradually adding the sugar till light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, making sure to beat well after each addition.

Alternately add flour and buttermilk. Starting and ending with flour.

I didn’t have buttermilk so I used this stuff.

It’s a dried buttermilk Blend  and a great substitution for fresh buttermilk.

In a separate bowl (I used a measuring cup) combine warm water, cocoa and baking soda. Make sure cocoa is completely dissolved.

 

 

Add cocoa mixture to batter and mix well. Stir in vanilla.

 

Pour batter into 24 lined muffin cups or two 9 inch greased and floured cake pans. Fill your muffin cups about 3/4 full.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes for cupcakes, 30-40 minutes for cakes. Test for doneness using a wooden toothpick.

Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

The Frosting that came with this recipe was a cooked caramel frosting, and mine was a disaster,

So I tossed it out and made a no fail batch of Chocolate Buttercream Icing. I used Wilton’s recipe.

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When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

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  4. Leslie says

    Wow, what deliciousness you have here!! I could go for a few of those cupcakes right now!
    I really like your blog, just found it through the “It’s a Keeper” party. I’ll be back to see what else you have goin’ on!
    Blessings,
    Leslie 🙂

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  9. Miz Helen says

    Your Brown Mountain Cupcakes look like a perfect treat to go with my afternoon tea, yum, all that chocolate! Hope you are having a wonderful week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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