Chocolate Lover’s Cupcakes.
Yes yes yes.
And yes.
Sooooo it’s supposedly the most romantic day of the year and stuff and I can’t think of anything more romantic than face planting into a pile of that frosting with the one you love.
And since I really love YOU, I had to share something uber romantic. Piles of chocolate frosting for the win.
Surprise! You’re my valentine. Isn’t that cool?
I mean, technically I already HAVE a valentine but he can be weird and not want to eat chocolate lover’s cupcakes and also spends a fair amount of time hoping to perfect Ric Flair’s shin breaker and carries a tattered picture of Conway Twitty in his wallet.
Yeeeeeah.
Okay not really, but I swear that is exactly what he’s like in real life. And this is my… real life. Luckily he redeems himself quite often by surprising me with chocolate lava cake truffles. That’s nice.
Not sure if you know this, but I’m a chocolate fanatic. No, really. REALLY. I am not exaggerating in the least when I say that I could eat chocolate for every waking moment of my life. I do not wake up craving eggs or oatmeal or waffles or any baloney like that. I wake up wanting chocolate. I want truffles for lunch. I want Godiva mousse cheesecake for dinner. And only then, after all that, do I want dessert. GOOD dessert.
It’s not the sugar I want… give me cake or candy or ice cream and I’ll easily win that staring contest. It’s the creamy dreamy cocoa. Obviously these cupcakes make my head spin.
I wish I could give you five thousand of them every single day for the rest of your life. Because I like you LIKE THAT.
Chocolate Lover’s Cupcakes
[adapted from peanut butter hot fudge cupcakes]
makes 12 cupcakes
1 1/8 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup fat-free milk
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons sour cream
2/3 cup milk chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, whisk egg and sugar until smooth and no lumps remain. Add milk, cream and vanilla, and mix until combined. Stir in sour cream. Sift dry ingredients together and add to wet mixture. Mix until batter is smooth. Add in melted butter and stir until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips. Line a muffin tin with liners and using a 1/4 cup measure, add batter to each cup. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Let cool before frosting.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
3 8-ounce blocks of cold cream cheese
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 1/2 ounces milk chocolate, melted and cooled
1 tablespoons vanilla extract
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add in vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time and add cocoa powder, increasing the speed to mix. Add in melted chocolate. If the frosting it a bit too thick, add milk 1 teaspoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. Â If it is too thin, add additional sugar gradually. Frost cupcakes once cooled. Top with chocolate sprinkles, shaved chocolate, chocolate bars, etc.
Note: as you can see I used a TON of frosting on my cupcakes. I had about 1/2 cup of frosting left over, so if you plan to use less frosting (i.e. you are going to spread it on with a spatula or use a tiny blob), then cut this recipe in half.
Ooompf.
248 Comments on “Chocolate Lover’s Cupcakes.”
Ooo..that mountain of chocolate frosting is killing me..want to lick my screen right away..
WOW.
These look deadly. As in I think I could eat a few dozen and then fall into a very happy sugar coma.
I want, no, I think I NEED a chocolate cupcake right now. Too bad it’s so early in the morning and I have to go to work. :(
Wow…these sound amazing – and I have that Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa in my pantry so these are totally doable. Pinning!
OH MY GOD. This is SINFUL! Totally with you on the chocolate craving part! I could eat it all day any day and have nothing else for the rest of my life!.
The fact that butter, sour cream, and heavy cream are all in the ingredient list before you even GET to the frosting means these must be incredible. :)
It safe to say– I’m in love <3 I know exactly what you mean about eating the stuff every single waking moment, and even some while I'm sleeping would be okay too. LOVE THESE, VALENTINE! :)
…..Your reference to Conway Twitty- love it!
chocolate cream cheese frosting? why must you dangle that in my face? Happy Valentine’s Day Valentine! (you know, since I’m yours)
Hellooooo chocolate coma. I’m in pure bliss now!
NOM NOM NOM!
How did you know I had a crazy chocolate craving?
Seriously, I’m sure a small square of chocolate would suffice, but why would I want to resist these delicious bites of heaven!? :-D
That icing looks like a mudslide of heaven. I want to get my rain gear and go for a whirl in that stuff!
making your homemade snickers bars today for Valentine’s but these look fantastic. I’ll have to try them next.
EVERYONE knows Ric Flair’s signature move was the figure-four leg lock.
Everyone.
Wooo.
Oddly enough, I actually knew that was his FINISHING move (well, second one); signature, well, there are a few. :p
I need a cupcake.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Jessica (and Mr. How Sweet)
These are gorgeousssss!
BALEMTIME’S BAY!
Yeah, I could manage some licking of that. Times 4 billion.
Oh my gosh…this cupcake is incredible! I’m going to try to find the time to make these for my family today! Happy Valentine’s Day, Jessica! :-)
I need these cupcakes in my life. And you are right – I want to face plant myself right into that frosting. Happy <3 day, Jessica!! I hope Mr. How Sweet gives you lots of great gifts and love… clearly you deserve it!!
Jessica, You are amazing! Your Husband is so lucky to have you! I would be thrilled to death if I got served these beautiful cupcakes for Valentine’s Day or any day! They look delicious!!
I think we’re made for each other.
That is the best Valentine’s Day present I could ask for-thank you :P
Those are definitely the most chocolatey cupcakes I’ve ever seen (or even imagined!!). My FIL is a chocoholic at your level too. He would melt for these!
That is sinful for sure. I think it could also serve as a substitute for Midol once a month as well. If my Mr is smart, he’ll learn how to make these and appease the beast!
Ahhh, you stole my heart! These are incredible. Chocolate is just the only way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. :-D Love this Jessica!
i’d do just about anything to faceplant into a mountain of these bad boys…happy V-day!
I want these. Now. Oh my goodness that looks amazing.
Chocolate has health benefits, and if Bill Cosby calls chocolate cake breakfast food then it must be so!! And Special Dark cocoa feeds my soul…especially if a chocolate cream cheese frosting like THAT accompanies the concoction! YUM.
chocolate galore! happy valentine’s day :)
Oh my… hell-ooooo gorgeous! These look absolutely amazing Jess. I’m not even a chocoholic but your photos look so amazing and luscious that I want to reach through the screen and shove one (or 6) of these in my mouth right now! Happy Valentine’s Day! :)
a Mr. How Sweet sighting! How exciting! haha
Jessica, I was already in love with the Hot Fudge Cupcakes. And then you go and do this? I neeeed one of these, or 10, or 20. I’ll just make a double batch.
Not sure if there would be much ‘chewing’ of said cupcakes. More like inhaling, that is after I go workout for 5 hours!!
So….when are you going to open a bakery??? ;)
Jessica,
A butterless frosting?!?!
How is this possible!!!????
Looks amazing!
Dena
These look like the ultimate chocolate dessert! I’d like to climb that chocolate frosting mountain.
I. WANT. THESE. NOW. xoxoxoxo
I am very much in love with these, although you distracted me when you mentioned Godiva mousse cheesecake… what?!
That is such a perfect, cute, beautiful little cupcake for the morning. I think you post a tutorial on how you frost them… maybe you’ve done it before, going to search now lol.
P.S. I hate dieting. :(
Here it is: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/08/how-i-frost-my-cupcakes/.
I used the exact same method, just did the frosting blobs on top of each other instead of only doing one.
Dying! I wish I had one of these with my coffee today!
Jessica, I love the way your photos look in this post! They look different than usual – very dreamy and almost dark in a way (a good way). The cupcakes look pretty awesome, too. :)
Sitting at my work desk, literally all that came out of my mouth was, “OH.MY.GOD.”
Yuuuuuuum! These cupcakes make me happy!
Amazing! It looks so wonderful…! I love chocolate and those must be like heaven :)
Oh. My. Goodness….
These.are.DREAMY! Happy Valentines Day!
I wish a couple dozen of these would appear on my desk right now!
I need a wife like you.
Chocolate + Valentine’s Day were made for each other-I want these for breakfast, lunch, dinner and post-workout snack.
Chocolate lava cake TRUFFLES!? When are you going to recreate those on here? Not that I don’t appreciate this cupcake ;-)
Yowza! I love that it’s a cream cheese frosting and how high it’s piled on. Photos look spectacular! xoxo
Love the chocolate shavings on top. Definitely a perfect treat for the occasion! I think I might have to make these for myself because my valentine doesn’t like cake.
these look absolutely crazy delicious!! happy valentine’s day!!! yummmmm
We were SO separated at birth… a woman after my own heart. <3