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Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Cream Frosting
MAKES 24
1 (16.5-ounce) box devil’s food cake mix
1 cup brewed coffee
3 large eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
White Chocolate Cream Frosting (recipe follows)
Garnish: sanding sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 muffin pans with liners; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, beat cake mix, coffee, eggs, and vegetable oil with a mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Increase speed to high, and beat 2 minutes more. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake according to package directions. Let cool completely. Using an apple corer, remove centers from cupcakes.
4. Using a pastry bag fitted with a medium round tip, pipe about 2 teaspoons White Chocolate Cream Frosting into each cupcake. Frost with remaining frosting. Dip each into sanding sugar to coat completely. Store covered at room temperature for up to 3 days.
WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM FROSTING
MAKES ABOUT 8 CUPS
2 cups white chocolate chips
1 cup unsalted butter
4 cups confectioners’
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