Cocoa Fraiche Cupcakes

Cocoa Fraiche Cupcakes
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 226.4
  • Total Fat: 13.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 71.8 mg
  • Sodium: 21.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
  • Protein: 3.2 g

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Introduction

Take a white-flour, white-sugar cupcake, dress it up with a whack of butter and brown sugar, give it the bell-bottom jeans of whole wheat and the beret of creme fraiche, and you have this decadent morsel of delight! Take a white-flour, white-sugar cupcake, dress it up with a whack of butter and brown sugar, give it the bell-bottom jeans of whole wheat and the beret of creme fraiche, and you have this decadent morsel of delight!
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    1 1/8 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
    2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    ½ teaspoon salt
    ¼ teaspoon baking soda
    1 stick plus 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (no subs)
    ½ cup sugar
    ¼ cup brown sugar
    3 large eggs
    1 tablespoon vanilla
    ¾ cup crème fraîche, at room temperature and stirred until runny

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease 16 muffin cups.
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.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add the vanilla.
Alternately beat in the dry ingredients and crème fraîche.
Bake the cupcakes for 15 minutes, or until springy when gently pressed and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Ice with your favourite sour-cream frosting and enjoy!

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.