Devil's Food Cupcakes

Name: Devil's Food Cupcakes
Yield: Makes 24
Ingredients: 2/3 cup, boiling water; 2/3 cup (2 ounces), natural cocoa powder; 4 ounces, semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2 tablespoons, instant espresso powder or instant coffee; 4 , large eggs; 2/3 cup, sour cream; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces), granulated sugar; 3/4 cup packed (5¼ ounces), light brown sugar; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened but still cool

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2006

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Cakes

When properly prepared, devil's food cake has an intense chocolate flavor and a delicate, almost velvety crumb. When baked in cupcake form, though, it can be a messy experience.

SERVESMakes 24

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Translating the intense flavor of devil’s food cake into a cupcake seems like it should be easy, but we found that to be far from the case. In the full-size cake, the tender, crumbly cake is bound together by a thick coating of icing; a cup...

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