Ingredients
- Vanilla Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter, room temp
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F. Place the rack in the center of the oven. In a double broiler, melt butter, chocolate chips and cocoa until smooth. Set aside until just warm. In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Then combine sugar, maple, and salt until combined. Add the melted chocolate, and stir until combined. Whisk about 1/3 to 1/2 amount of the flour mixture into the mixture until combined. Then, add in the sour cream until combined. Finally, stir in the rest of the flour mixture until batter is thick.
Chop up some Baby Ruth’s. Pour batter into the cupcake lined pan about 1/2 way full, then place a nugget of Baby Ruth into the middle of the batter. Pour batter over the nugget until cupcake tin is 3/4 way full. Bake for 18 minutes or until toothpick test comes out clean. Cool, then frost and top with Baby Ruth crumbles.
Frosting:
In a small bowl, beat all of the ingredients until light and fluffy.