Chocolate Cupcakes with Kahlua Buttercream Frosting
Need an extra special dessert recipe for the holidays or a girls night in? Or maybe you just love the flavor of Kahlua.
These Chocolate Cupcakes are topped with a decadent Kahlua Buttercream Frosting and perfect for a very special adult celebration.
How to Make Chocolate Cupcakes with Kahlua Buttercream Frosting
Chocolate cupcake ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup boiling water
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Cupcake directions
- Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl. Set aside.
- Add the cocoa to the boiling water and mix until all lumps have dissolved. Set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add the egg and vanilla to the bowl with the creamed butter and sugar.
- Beat on high for about 2 minutes.
- Add half the dry ingredients and half the cocoa mixture to the bowl and beat for about 1 minute.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients and cocoa mixture to the bowl and beat for 2 minutes on high.
- Fill the cupcake wells ¾ full with batter.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven or (325-degree oven for dark pans) for 20-24 minutes or until the top of a cupcake springs back when touched.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
Kahlua frosting ingredients
- 1 softened stick unsalted butter
- 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons Kahlua
Directions
- Cream the softened butter in a large bowl until smooth and fluffy.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar to bowl and beat on medium.
- Add the Kahlua to the frosting and beat for 3 minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally.
- Frost cooled cupcakes.
- Refrigerate until serving.
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Kahlua Buttercream Frosting
Chocolate Cupcakes with Kahlua Buttercream Frosting are a decadent dessert option for a special adult only occasion.
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Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup boiling water
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Kahlua Buttercream Frosting
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons Kahlua
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl. Set aside.
- Add the cocoa to the boiling water and mix until all lumps have dissolved. Set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add the egg and vanilla to the bowl with the creamed butter and sugar.
- Beat on high for about 2 minutes.
- Add half the dry ingredients and half the cocoa mixture to the bowl and beat for about 1 minute.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients and cocoa mixture to the bowl and beat for 2 minutes on high.
- Fill the cupcake wells ¾ full with batter.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven or (325-degree oven for dark pans) for 20-24 minutes or until the top of a cupcake springs back when touched.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
- Cream the softened butter in a large bowl until smooth and fluffy.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar to bowl and beat on medium.
- Add the Kahlua to the frosting and beat for 3 minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally.
- Frost cooled cupcakes.
- Refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 494IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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Liz
Perfect chocolate cupcakes--and I love that you made a Kahlua frosting to top them! YUM!
Tara
Beautiful cupcakes! That kahlua frosting sounds amazing!
Arlene Mobley
Thank you Tara!
serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
These look amazing! I can never pass or chocolate or cupcakes!
Arlene Mobley
Thank you Serena!
Amy
My daughter is going to love these!
Arlene Mobley
They are very good!
susan / the wimpy vegetarian
Super delicious looking - and gorgeous!!
Arlene Mobley
Thank you Susan!
Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm
Oh yeah....that's what I'm talking about!!
Arlene Mobley
Thanks Wendy!
Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook
Yes please and thank you!
Arlene Mobley
Lauren
Thanks for stopping by!
LydiaF
Kahlua buttercream? Be still my heart! I love the color contrast between the chocolate cupcakes and that amazing frosting. Great job!
Arlene Mobley
Lydia
Thank you!
Lindsay
OMG this looks amazing! and the frosting looks too perfect to eat! mine always looks awful! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing at #merrymonday
Terry
This frosting is the most incredible ever! The flavor is perfect, not too much Kahlua and not too little! The texture is so silky and creamy. The perfect frosting to top off chocolate cupcakes. I made a 9" single layer chocolate cake which I frosted with this frosting then sifted cocoa powder over the top. So pretty and made it an elegant presentation.
Thanks for this recipe, I will make it again and again. ?
Arlene Mobley
Terry
I am so happy to hear you loved the recipe! I thought it was pretty awesome myself. If you happened to take any pictures of your cake with the frosting feel free to share it on my Facebook page!