Last weekend I made cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting. For some reason, we had way too much frosting. You can't let that stuff just go to waste...so I made cupcakes...brownie cupcakes. It was just that kind of day. I mentioned to J, when we were eating our cinnamon rolls, that I would probably use that frosting (recipe) for my daughter's birthday party, so I thought it would be a great time to see if it piped on well. It did great. It also complimented the brownie cupcakes well too. They tasted a little like ding dongs...but much healthier than ding dongs. I think every chocolate cake with white icing tastes a little like that though. The only change I would make the next time is to fill the cupcakes with something (like more frosting or strawberry jam or peanut butter or nutella or...)because cupcakes are always better with a filling. I just wasn't thinking straight since I was talking on the phone to a high school friend while I was frosting my cupcakes.
4 Tbl butter, softened
1/2 cup prunes
1 cup pureed sweet potatoes
1 c whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
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4 Tbl butter, softened
1/2 cup prunes
1 cup pureed sweet potatoes
1 c whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
- Heat oven to 350*. Line muffin tin with cups.
- Put prunes in water and boil for about 15 minutes or until soft.
- Combine flour and dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- When prunes are ready, drain and add 4 oz of the chocolate. Stir until chocolate begins to melt. Transfer to food processor and puree. Add the butter, sweet potatoes, eggs, and vanilla. Process until smooth and creamy.
- Add prune mix to the flour and just combine.
- Pour into muffin cups and bake until set...about 20 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 oz cream cheese
1 stick (4oz) butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp lemon juice
2-3 c powdered sugar
1 stick (4oz) butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp lemon juice
2-3 c powdered sugar
- Add cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and lemon juice to mixing bowl. Blend until smooth and combined. Add powdered sugar 1/2 c at a time, blending in between until well mixed and desired consistency. I used a little more than 2 cups.
- Frost cupcakes. Store in refrigerator.
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