Mini Chocolate Cupcakes

Name: Mini Chocolate Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking soda; 28 grams fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), coarsely chopped; 79 milliliters pitted dates, coarsely chopped; 59 milliliters unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 1 large egg; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsps packed light brown sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla; 79 milliliters water

Mini Chocolate Cupcakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 152 calories, 4g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Not It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. A mixture of baking soda, dutch-process cocoa powder, egg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Equipment you will use

Oven

Bring water and dates just to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan, then transfer mixture to a food processor and add cocoa powder and chocolate, pulsing once to combine.

Ingredients you will need

Cocoa Powder

Chocolate

Dates

Water

Equipment you will use

Food Processor

Sauce Pan

Let cool 2 minutes, then add brown sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and a pinch of salt, then purée until smooth.

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Baking Soda

Brown Sugar

Vanilla

Salt

Egg

Add flour and pulse just until incorporated.

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All Purpose Flour

Spray muffin cups with cooking spray. (If pan is not nonstick, line sprayed bottoms with rounds of wax paper, then spray paper.) Spoon batter into cups, dividing it evenly, and bake in middle of oven until a wooden pick or skewer comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack (remove wax paper, if using) and cool completely, right side up. Just before serving, sprinkle tops lightly with confectioners sugar.

Ingredients you will need

Powdered Sugar