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Cocoa Crème Fraîche Cupcakes

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  • TOTAL TIME: 30 MIN
  • SERVINGS: makes 16 cupcakes

Meg Ray and Caitlin Alissa Williams usually bake this wonderfully rich cocoa crème fraîche batter in a loaf pan, but it bakes even faster in cupcake tins. If the amount of batter fills more than one standard 12-cup muffin pan, just bake the rest in sturdy foil baking cups set on a baking sheet.

Recipe: Cocoa Crème Fraîche Cupcakes

  • FAST
  • MAKE-AHEAD
  • VEGETARIAN

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  2. 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  3. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  4. 1 teaspoon salt
  5. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  6. 1 stick plus 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  7. 1 cup sugar
  8. 3 large eggs
  9. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  10. 3/4 cup crème fraîche, at room temperature and stirred until runny, plus more for serving
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with foil baking cups. Put 4 additional foil cups on a small baking sheet.
  2. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. At medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating until each one is fully incorporated before adding the next. Add the vanilla. At low speed, alternately beat in the dry ingredients and the 3/4 cup of crème fraîche in 2 batches.
  3. Spoon the batter into the foil cups, filling each one two-thirds full. Bake the cupcakes for 15 minutes, or until springy when gently pressed and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool slightly, then remove from the pan. Place a dollop of crème fraîche on each cupcake and serve.
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