I’m not sure what to say about these cupcakes from Schnauzer & Strudel. There just isn’t much to add to a cake made with lots of butter and buttermilk topped with a buttery chocolate frosting. Â What could you possibly add to a recipe that makes a frosting you POUR onto a warm cupcake? Â Nothing. Â There is nothing to add.
Texas Sheet Cake Cupcakes
CAKE:
2 cups AP flour (10 oz)
2 cups granulated sugar (16 oz)
¼ teaspoon salt
8 Tblsps. dutch-processed cocoa (2 0z)
8 Tblsps. dutch-processed cocoa (2 0z)
2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
1 cup boiling water
½ cups buttermilk
½ cups buttermilk
2 eggs (beaten)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
FROSTING:
1 cup finely chopped pecans (you can change this to your liking)
1-¾ sticks salted butter
4 Tblsps. dutch-processed cocoa (1 oz)
6 Tblsps. whole milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 pound confectioners sugar (i.e. one box)
Cake Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar and salt; whisk to combine these. Put on you tea kettle to boil water.2. In a heavy bottom saucepan, melt the 2 sticks of butter. Add the cocoa; whisk smooth (like you would do for a cream gravy…you don’t want lumps!)3. Add boiling water and allow mixture to bubble for 30 seconds, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.4. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool. (You want to make sure that the mixture is not too hot, otherwise you will scramble the eggs when you add them to the batter).
1. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar and salt; whisk to combine these. Put on you tea kettle to boil water.2. In a heavy bottom saucepan, melt the 2 sticks of butter. Add the cocoa; whisk smooth (like you would do for a cream gravy…you don’t want lumps!)3. Add boiling water and allow mixture to bubble for 30 seconds, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.4. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool. (You want to make sure that the mixture is not too hot, otherwise you will scramble the eggs when you add them to the batter).
5. Whisk the buttermilk and eggs together; add the baking soda and vanilla.
6. Fold the buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture.
7. Pour into paper lined cupcake tins and bake at 350-degrees for 18-20 minutes rotating the pan half way through for even baking. Â Be sure not to overfill your muffin tin otherwise your frosting will slide off the cake if you don’t have a bit of a lip. Fill to roughly 1/3 of the well.
Frosting Directions:
1. While cake is baking, prepare the icing.2. Toast the pecans in a dry pan–roughly 5-7 minutes (nuts can be tricky–when you start to smell them they are almost too toasty so keep an eye on them). Cool a bit & then chop finely.3. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat.4. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Whisk to combine. Fold in pecans.
1. While cake is baking, prepare the icing.2. Toast the pecans in a dry pan–roughly 5-7 minutes (nuts can be tricky–when you start to smell them they are almost too toasty so keep an eye on them). Cool a bit & then chop finely.3. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat.4. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Whisk to combine. Fold in pecans.
5. Pour over warm cake (or spoon over cupcakes)
