Chocolate Glazed Cupcakes

Serves: 5

Irwin Berge

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

54

Sweetness

55

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3

Eggs

1 tbsp

Cocoa Powder

2 tsps

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Salt

3 cup

Sour Cream

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2

Spray the bottoms 24 the cupcake molds with nonstick spray

3

Fill each with a double layer of cupcake papers

4

Alternatively, use a nonstick cupcake tin and spray the sides and bottoms with nonstick spray

5

Set aside

6

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, "cream" together the butter and granulated sugar until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes

7

Scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula and mix to blend

8

Add the brown sugar and continue mixing until both sugars are fully integrated and the butter soft, 3 to 5 additional minutes

9

With the mixer on a slow speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time

10

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and cinnamon

11

With the mixer still on low speed, gradually incorporate about half of the flour mixture

12

When fully mixed, add half of the yogurt

13

Add the remaining flour and the remaining yogurt

14

The batter will be fairly dense and thick

15

Fill the tins a little more than 3/4 full

16

For a mold that has between 3 and 4-ounce holes, I like to use a 1/3 cup measure, leveled, to fill each one with the same amount of batter

17

When the tray(s) are full, tap the tray a few times on a flat surface to level the batter out and put the tray(s) in the center of the oven

18

Bake for 8 minutes then rotate the cupcakes halfway

19

Bake for an additional 10 minutes

20

A cake tester, when inserted into the center of a cupcake, should emerge clean

21

Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes

22

Gingerly remove them from the tins so the heat from it doesn't continue to cook the cupcakes and risk drying them out

23

Set aside to cool completely

24

In a small, heatproof bowl, melt the chocolate over a pot of simmering water (a double boiler)

25

In a small saucepan, gently heat the sour cream over low heat

26

When the cream begins to simmer, shut off the heat and whisk in the vanilla

27

Use the tablespoon measure to measure out the cocoa powder and add it to the sour cream

28

Whisk to blend

29

Without cleaning the spoon, measure the corn syrup and add it to the chocolate

30

The layer of cocoa powder on the spoon will prevent the corn syrup from clinging to the spoon making it easier to add the precise amount of syrup

31

When the chocolate has melted, remove from the heat and allow the cream and chocolate to "rest" for 5 minutes

32

Gently stir them together and set aside

33

When the cupcakes are cooled, spread the chocolate glaze over the tops and serve