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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream

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Updated Feb 15, 2021, Published Jan 01, 2019

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This is my go-to chocolate cupcake recipe for parties because kids love the light, fluffy texture. You know you are onto a winner when your kids ask you to “Save some for after school tomorrow, pleeease!” The combination of gluten-free flour and almond meal in this chocolate cupcake delivers a soft, bouncy sponge compared to flourless chocolate cupcakes which are fudgier and denser. I personally love both textures and bake according to my chocolate mood (there are many).

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream

By Helen Tzouganatos

Prep Time: 35 minutes mins

Cook Time: 25 minutes mins

Total Time: 1 hour hr

Servings: 14 cupcakes

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Ingredients 

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For the Cupcakes:

• ▢ 100 grams 70% dark baking chocolate, chopped
• ▢ 1 cup milk
• ▢ 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• ▢ 1¼ cups brown sugar
• ▢ 3 large eggs
• ▢ 1 cup almond meal
• ▢ 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 tablespoons cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
• ▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder

For the Chocolate Buttercream:

• ▢ 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• ▢ 2½ cups powdered sugar
• ▢ 100 grams 70% dark baking chocolate, melted

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Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Melt chocolate and milk over low heat in a saucepan. Cool slightly.
• Beat butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, while beating.
• Add almond meal, flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder, and mix to combine. Add melted chocolate mixture and mix to combine.
• Spoon the batter into a lightly greased muffin pan and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool.
• To make the chocolate buttercream, beat butter and powdered sugar until creamed. Add cooled melted chocolate and beat to combine. Frost the cooled cupcakes and serve.

Notes

Tip: If your buttercream icing is too dry, add a splash of milk and if it is too wet, add more icing sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 472kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 5gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 31mgPotassium: 185mgFiber: 2gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 680IUCalcium: 100mgIron: 1.9mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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