Use this doctored cake mix recipe from My Baking Addiction or your favorite homemade chocolate cupcake recipe and pair it with this amazing biscoff buttercream icing.
Servings: 24cupcakes / 3 cups of icing
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
118.25 oz package devil’s food cake mix (I used Duncan Hines)
1(3.4 oz) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1cupsour cream
1cupvegetable oil
4eggs
2tsppure vanilla extract
1tbspinstant expresso granules, dissolve it in 1/2 cup warm water
Biscoff Buttercream Icing
1/2cupunsalted butter, softened
1/2cupsalted butter, softened
3/4cupbiscoff spread
1tbspvanilla extract
3cupspowdered sugar
3-4tbspsmilk
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcakes
Be sure to preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake liners in your cupcake tin.
In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer or your stand mixer bowl using the paddle attachment, mix together all of your ingredients for minute or two until well mixed. (Don't overmix.)
Place 3 Tbsp of cake batter in each cupcake liner using a measuring spoon or a cookie scoop.
Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until several cupcakes pricked with a toothpick come out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove cupcakes from the pans and place them on a cooling rack & let them cool all the way. While the cupcakes are baking you can make the buttercream icing.
Biscoff Buttercream Icing
In your stand mixer bowl using the paddle attachment, mix thoroughly the softened butter and biscoff spread on low to medium speed. Add vanilla extract and mix well. Turn off your mixer and in two batches, add the powdered sugar and mixing until well blended (it will look like a dough). Be careful, the powered sugar can go everywhere!
Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of milk a little bit at a time while blending on low speed. Blend until well combined. You'll start to see the icing pull from the sides of the bowl. Add a little bit more milk to get to the right thinness (to your preference). Keep blending, higher the speed, until nice and fluffy, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Using a big star tip and decorator bag, pipe icing onto cooled cupcakes. Icing can be stored in the fridge for up to a couple of weeks. Allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before icing cupcakes.