Double Chocolate Cupcakes - Winter Decoration

I was challenged by a friend on Facebook with a nice picture of a chocolate cupcake with a light blue frosting and decorated with some icing snowflakes on top. And I instantly said that I have to make it,  so based on that photo I choose a double chocolate cupcakes recipe with a butter cream frosting. I decorated the cupcakes with snowflakes made out of white fondant.

This is how  it came out in the end. I hope you like it.

The cupcake is rich and moist and just melts in your mouth. This is a perfect recipe for chocolate lovers.

I love the Christmasy look that these cupcakes have. For me, the color blue just stated to be the new red for Christmas :D
Here is the recipe that I made and adapted. The original you can find it here and it's for 36 cupcakes. If you think that's too much  (depends on the occasion) just use half of the ingredients.

INGREDIENTS :
For 36 cupcakes

• 3/4 cup unsweetened  cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1-1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1-1/2 cups unsalted butter
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup shredded chocolate

For frosting:
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DIRECTION:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with 36 cupcake liners.

Whisk together cocoa and hot water until smooth. 

In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

Melt butter with sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring to combine. Remove from heat, and pour into a mixing bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat until mixture is cooled, 4 to 5 minutes.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. 

Add vanilla, then cocoa mixture, and beat until combined. Reduce speed to low.

Add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with the sour cream, and beating until just combined after each.

Add shredded chocolate and mix with a spoon.

Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake 17 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Cool completely before frosting.
Decorate as you like :)

Photos by Emi Trasnitu