Chocolate Cupcakes With Meringue Frosting

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes With Meringue Frosting
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 3 larges egg whites; 2 larges eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 0 teaspoons finely grated orange zest (optional); 118 milliliters low-fat plain Greek yogurt; 118 milliliters loosely packed pitted prunes; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 79 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 79 milliliters whole-wheat flour

Chocolate Cupcakes With Meringue Frosting might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 230 calories, 5g of protein, and 10g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is If you have greek yogurt, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes.

Instructions

Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan or two 24-cup mini muffin pans with paper liners; lightly spray the liners with cooking spray. Soak the prunes in a bowl with 3/4 cup hot water until softened, about 10 minutes.

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Cooking Spray

Cupcakes

Prunes

Water

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Muffin Tray

Bowl

Oven

Pour into a blender and puree until smooth.

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Blender

Whisk the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the prune puree, brown sugar, eggs, yogurt, vegetable oil and vanilla. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined (it's fine if there are a few lumps).

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Whole Wheat Flour

Baking Soda

Vegetable Oil

Cocoa Powder

Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

Vanilla

Yogurt

Prunes

Egg

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling each three-quarters of the way.

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Muffin Liners

Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes for standard-size cupcakes, or 12 to 14 minutes for minis.

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Cupcakes

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Toothpicks

Oven

Transfer to a rack and let cool in the pan, 10 minutes, then remove from the pan to cool completely.

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Frying Pan

Whisk the egg whites, granulated sugar, cream of tartar and salt in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water) until the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Sugar

Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Remove the bowl from the pan.

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Transfer the egg white mixture to a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes. Sift in the cocoa powder and add the vanilla and orange zest; beat to combine.

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Cocoa Powder

Orange Zest