Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Chocolate Mascarpone Frosting & Cookies 'n Cream Sprinkles

Cupcake recipe from Posed Perfection

Frosting recipe from Audrey's

What you need:

Cupcakes-

1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)

1/3 cup white sugar

2/3 brown sugar (packed)

1 egg (room temperature)

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

2 cups flour (sifted)

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

3 TBsp cocoa powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting-

1 tub mascarpone cheese

1/5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup powdered sugar (sifted)

2 1/2 cups whipping cream 

How to make them:

Cupcakes-

Preheat oven to 350˚F.

Prepare muffin tins with liners.

Cream together the butter and sugars in a bowl of an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.

Beat the egg and add to the butter mixture.

Stir 1/2 tsp baking soda into the buttermilk.

Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder together in a separate bowl.

Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to the butter/sugar mixture.

Stir in vanilla extract.

Scoop into prepared muffin tins and bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let cool on wire rack completely before frosting.

Frosting-

In a bowl sift together the cocoa powder and powdered sugar.

Combine the mascarpone and sugar mixture in a bowl of an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.

Add whipping cream and whip at medium-high speed until cream turns to a whipped cream consistency.

DO NOT over whip the mixture.

Frost cooled cupcakes, top with sprinkles then ENJOY!