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Chocolate "Hydrangea" Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 tbsp water
FROSTING
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1/2 brick cream cheese
  • 2 1/2 cups confectionery/powdered sugar
  • a pinch of salt
  • pink food coloring

Equipment

  • cupcake liners
  • 12 muffin/cupcake pan
  • frosting floral tip

Method
 

  1. Line the muffin pans with cupcake liners. Preheat oven to 350°
  2. In a mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and unsweetened together. Add the eggs, oil, vanilla extract, and water. Beat everything together in a mixer using the paddle attachment. Scoop batter into the cupcake liners evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 20minutes.
  3. Cool down the cupcakes completely before frosting.
  4. In a mixing bowl, whisk together butter, cream cheese, confectionery sugar, and pinch of salt. Drizzle in the food coloring while it's beating. Add to desired color tone if necessary. Transfer in a piping bag with floral tip. ( 📸 This is extra frosting,)
  5. Pipe the floral tip in small sequences resembling hydrangea flowers.