Brownie Maple Cupcakes with Chocolate Maple Fluff Frosting

Name: Brownie Maple Cupcakes with Chocolate Maple Fluff Frosting
Yield: Makes 16.
Ingredients: 1 tsp. baking powder; 1¼ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. pure maple extract; 4 large eggs, lightly beaten; 2 cups granulated sugar; ⅔ cup unsalted butter; 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; ½ tsp. pure maple extract; ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; ½ cup heavy (whipping) cream; 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, lightly toasted; 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, lightly toasted; 1 tsp. salt

Preparation info

Makes
16
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brownies To Die For!

By Bev Shaffer

Published 2006

About

Cupcakes are everyone’s favorite treat—young and old alike—and they often get overlooked in our haste to make something quick and easy. Slow down a few seconds and bake these tempting brownies in cupcake form. And top them with this maple frosting. Yum!

Ingredients

Brownie Base

4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
⅔ cup unsalted butter
2

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 16 muffin cups with cupcake liners.

For the Brownie Base

Melt the chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring to blend.

Remove saucepan from heat. Whisk in sugar, eggs, and maple.

Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts. Spoon about ⅓ cup batter into each cupcake liner.