Chocolate Brown Sugar Cupcakes

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Chocolate Buttermilk Cake:
• 1 box devil's food cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 C. oil or melted butter, cooled
• 3/4 C. buttermilk
• 1/2 C. sour cream
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Brown Sugar Frosting:
• 1 C. butter, softened (not melted)
• 1/3 C. brown sugar, packed (make sure there are no rock-hard chunks)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3-4 C. powdered sugar
• Chocolate flakes or brown sugar to decorate

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl to remove lumps and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla extract until smooth.
4. Stir in cake mix.
5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 17-22 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
6. Let cool.
7. Frosting: Beat butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. If it becomes too thick, add 1 Tbsp. milk.
8. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and decorate with chocolate shavings or brown sugar.