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. 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.”
This is definitely a cupcake worth sharing :)
I want to move in with you. These look to die for!
I declare! I need these so badly right now.
so chocolately :D I am bookmarking this one!
This is a chocolate overload in the best way ever!
these look absolutely scrumptious!
YUM!!! I (not so secretly) also have a love affair with dreamy cocoa concoctions! These look delightfully delish! Thanks for sharing this!!! Who would want to cut the icing in half when you could just eat the left overs by the spoonful! :)
Precisely! I’m even thinking I need that frosting. ALONE. With bedroom eyes.
Chocolate is in the air! I just made your red velvet brownies – perfect recipe for February! Happy Valentine’s Day, Jess!
Oooh enjoy!
These are gorgeous! I’m drooling…..
Chocolate heaven. I want to smash my face into that pile of icing and stay there for a week. I hate when people put thin layers of icing on cupcakes. I need more!
I bet if you eat enough of these you will see chocolate moving along in your bloodstream, floating across your vision.
Chocolate mummification. What a way to go.
You are so fabulously naughty. That the recipes calls for not one but three packages of cream cheese says it all…
You are kidding me with that frosting. I looovvve you SO.
wow THIS is love. and now I’ve just drooled all over my keyboard. . .
I’ve never seen chocolate cream cheese frosting before! These look amazing!!! Thanks for the Valentines treat :D
Um, YUM!
Your photos are so beautiful Jess! I feel a bit like Im looking at the window display of a fancy chocolate shop in NYC or something! Happy Valentines Day!
Thank you!
I’m preggo and now upset!! This is what I want but sadly I’m at work :(
These look so good and I love the opening shot…I just want to pluck one of those cupcakes deep from the back row and lick off all the frosting…oh, just the frosting alone looks seriously heaven-sent!
These are rediculous and amazing all at the same time. I can’t wait to try them. YUMM!
I think you outdid youself with these babies! Seriously if we weren’t going out to eat tonight I think I would be whipping these up FOR MYSELF! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Meagan, I’m going to do that-these have just become my present to myself. Except I’ll use a different frosting because going to the store is in no way a present to myself!
Ugh, I am trying to resist Valentine’s Dessert, since I made and ate a ton of dessert the past four days, but now I really want cupcakes. And chocolate.
What beautiful cupcakes; my mouth is watering!
yum and yum!!!
I wouldn’t be mad if you shared exactly how you make those giant piles of frosting on your cupcakes…
Here is how I frost my cupcakes – I used the exact same technique but just put the frosting blobs on top of each other: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/08/how-i-frost-my-cupcakes/
The frosting on these bad boys sound amazingggg! :)
those look absolutely amazing!! i wish i could just eat one off the screen!
I love you.
I wish I could see the texture of these, I have issues with cupcake texture..They can’t be dry or too moist. : / im nuts lol
These looks amazing though!
I don’t think I will chew. I think I will swallow whole. That’s how I roll.
Ugh, I am drooling on my phone. Im glad Im not the one that could eat chocolate 24/7.Must
be in the genes. Happy Valentines Day to you, Mr So Sweet and Bella!!!
I’m with Emily. Will you share how you make your frosting all gorgeous like that?
Here is how I frost my cupcakes – I used the exact same technique but just put the frosting blobs on top of each other! http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/08/how-i-frost-my-cupcakes/
Ach! I already had tonight’s Valentine menu decided upon and now I’m trying to figure out if I’ll have enough time to fit these in, as well!
I am drooling!!!!!
❤ these! Happy Valentine’s Day! xo
Dang. Those look amazing!
Oh my gosh, I made your chocolate cake thingys in a cup like the smore’s stuff for my sweet Valentine the other evening and he is still thinking I am like super-wife (yes, I did tell him it was not my original idea-I wanted to take all the credit but did not) so if I make some more chocolate wonderfulness for him he’s gonna wonder what happened to his real wife (you know the one who doesn’t bake/cook?) Love your blog! :)
So glad they were a hit! :)
I died and have gone to heaven LOL what a sight. So pretty and I think I gained 2 lbs just by looking at the pictures… Jen
NOOOOOOOO. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?!? These look awesome…for my mouth, not for my hips. And I love that there is at least one other person out there who realizes the importance of the cake to frosting ratio, (equal to or greater than amiright?). Cake is just a more socially acceptable vessel for frosting than a spoon. I cannot wait to try these, immediately.
These are the PERFECT Valentine’s Day cupcakes! I wish I were home so I can whip them up (and eat them immediately). Happy Valentine’s Day!
I would gladly take one of those right now for lunch! Look delicious, and perfect for valentines day!
Happy Chocolate Day!!
Like you, I feel like I only ever crave chocolate. Every moment of the day.
If I don’t have chocolate at least once a day I get very cranky…
Needless to say, I love Valentines day!
Wow. I want one.
I so love you too! These look to die for, have to have them… Perfect chocolate deliciousness…
These are just too gorgeous and they look and sound so fantastic! ^^ Whenever I need a chocolate fix I’ll be sure to make these!
Thanks for sharing the cupcake recipe….they look magnificent!!! I can’t wait to make a batch to share with my brother….he’s an honest to goodness chocolate lover :)
i am that weird and crazy person that thinks something can be too chocolatey. however, i birthed a boy who is now seven and i feel certain could eat himself into a diabetic coma on chocolate alone. i am going to show these to him, so do not be alarmed if a cute little brown hair, blue eyed boy shows up on your door step and asks you to marry him.
I just knew you would have something like this today! Whoa Mama! 5 bites and your out right! I will remember this one. :)
ok seriously these look amazing but how do you stay healthy and keep your figure with this kind of diet?!
These are not indicative of mine (or anyone’s) diet – they are just a recipe for chocolate cupcakes!