Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

by

The Kitchen Paper

Posted 5 April 2022 (Last updated 5 April 2022)

Serves

12

Total Time

35mins

Calories

298

These are dense, chocolatey, and more cake-like than any flourless dessert I’ve ever made. They were fabulous! Throw on some frosting, and you have a pretty darn delicious dessert. If you’re dairy free too, ju...

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    Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter115 gcubed
  • Egg icon
    Egg3beaten
  • Semisweet chocolate icon
    Semisweet chocolate115 g
  • Brown sugar icon
    Brown sugar130 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt½ teaspoon
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder65 gsifted
  • Coffee powder icon
    Coffee powder½ teaspoonsifted
  • Cream cheese icon
    Cream cheese115 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter60 g
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder3 tablespoons
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar155 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract1 teaspoon
    Method

  • 1. Pre-heat oven - 190°C
  • 2. Add semisweet chocolate and unsalted butter to a clean large mixing bowl
  • 3. Heat in microwave until completely melted
  • 4. Whisk together until blended
  • 5. Add brown sugar, salt and egg and whisk in until smooth
  • 6. Add cocoa powder and coffee powder and mix until combined
  • 7. Prepare a clean mini muffin pan with paper muffin cups
  • 8. Transfer content of large mixing bowl to mini muffin pan
  • 9. Bake until just set - 15 min, 190°C
  • 10. Transfer onto cooling rack until completely cool
  • 11. Add cream cheese and unsalted butter to a clean stand mixer bowl
  • 12. Mix until light and fluffy
  • 13. Add cocoa powder, powdered sugar and vanilla extract
  • 14. Mix until smooth
  • 15. Frost with piping bag

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