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Valentine's Day Chocolate Cupcakes with Pink Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Decadent coffee infused chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting and cute heart shaped edible decorations.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Cool Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 17 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients:

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • cup + 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup cold brew coffee
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting Ingredients:

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2.5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 TBSP heavy cream
  • tsp salt
  • Red food coloring

Additional:

  • ¼ cup red melting wafers
  • ¼ cup white melting wafers

Instructions

Cupcake Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add cupcake liners to a pan and set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix to combine.
  • In a larger mixing bowl, whisk together melted butter, oil, coffee, egg, buttermilk and vanilla.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix with a hand mixer for 1 minute or until the batter is fully combined and smooth.
  • Scoop 3 Tbsp of mixture into each cupcake liner. Bake for 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  • Transfer to a rack and allow to come to room temperature before frosting.

Chocolate Heart Directions:

  • Warm chocolates in the microwave in 30 second increments until fully melted. Transfer to a piping bag with a very fine tip and pipe red and white hearts onto parchment paper. Allow chocolate to set.

Frosting Directions:

  • To make the frosting, add butter to a large bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat on medium high speed for 1 minute. Reduce speed and slowly add in powdered sugar, cream, vanilla and salt. Continue to mix until frosting is smooth and fluffy.
  • Add in food coloring until desired pink shade has been achieved. Transfer frosting to a piping bag.