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Marvel Avengers Thor Cupcakes!
Author
Tammilee Tips
Ingredients
2 ⅔
C
All Purpose Flour
1 ½
C
Cocoa Powder
½
teaspoon
baking soda
4
teaspoon
Baking Powder
¼
teaspoon
Salt
3
C
White Sugar
2
teaspoon
Vanilla Extract
1 ½
Tablespoon
Unsalted Butter
soft
4
Eggs
2
C
Whole Milk
Frosting Recipe:
4
C
Confectioners Powdered Sugar
1
C
Unsalted Butter
soft
4
Tablespoon
Heavy Whipping Cream
red food coloring
Instructions
Cupcake Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Line cupcakes tins with paper liners.
-Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
-Cream the butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy in a mixing bowl.
-Add one egg at a time while continuing to mix well.
-Add vanilla and mix in well.
-Mix in the dry mixture.
-Mix in the whole milk.
-Continue to mix until all ingredients are well blended.
-Scoop the prepared batter into the lined cupcake holders until ¾s filled.
-Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
-Cool for 10-15 minutes.
Frosting Directions:
-Cream the butter and powder sugar until light.
-If it doesn't cream add the heavy whipping cream.
-Mix until the frosting can make and keep a stiff peak.
-If the frosting doesn't hold a stiff peak...add more powder sugar.
-Be patient as this step may take several minutes.
-Add several drop of the red gel food coloring.
-Stir to make sure that the color is thoroughly mixed.
-Once the color is mixed in the frosting spoon the frosting into a pastry bag with a large tip.
-Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting out of the tip.
-Frost the cupcakes.
Place additional decoration in the center on top of the frosted cupcakes.