Godiva Liqueur Chocolate Cupcakes

These Godiva Liqueur Chocolate Cupcakes are made from a vanilla cupcake recipe which is brushed with Godiva Dark Chocolate Liqueur and topped with a cocoa buttercream flavored with the same liqueur.

You can use any chocolate liqueur, or any other flavor you choose, actually. These can be made in the same manner with a berry flavored schnapps, or with Kahlua.

Godiva Liqueur Chocolate Cupcakes

Yield: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Godiva chocolate liqueur, or other chocolate liqueur

Godiva Buttercream Frosting

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3 tbsp Godiva chocolate liqueur
1 tsp vanilla extract
approx 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened Hershey’s cocoa)

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease line 10 cups from a 12 cup muffin tin with paper cups liners.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, milk and vanilla extract. Pour in dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
4. Evenly distribute batters into prepared pans.
5. Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack before frosting.
7. Brush liqueur on top of the cupcakes, about 1 teaspoonful for each.

Preparation For the Frosting:

1. In a large bowl, beat together butter, rum and vanilla.
2. Gradually blend in the confectioner’s sugar until smooth.
3. Blend cocoa powder and beat until smooth. Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

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