Red Wine and Chocolate Cupcakes
Red wine and chocolate make an amazing pairing, especially in these rich, elegant cupcakes I make each year for my mother’s birthday. She adores them! —Candace Cheney, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- mascarpone icing:
- 2 cartons (8 ounces each) mascarpone cheese
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
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1Place cocoa and chocolate in a small bowl; whisk in boiling water until chocolate is melted and mixture is blended.
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2In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with wine and the chocolate mixture, beating well after each addition. Fill 24 paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full.
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3Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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4In a small bowl, beat mascarpone cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract until creamy. Frost cupcakes. Store in the refrigerator.
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