Instructions

1. Cupcakes:
2. Preheat the oven to 350* and line 24 cupcake tins with paper liners, lightly spray, set aside..
3. In a small saucepan, melt the butter, vegetable oil, and coffee. Set aside to cool a bit.
4. Sift together flour, cocoa, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.
5. Slowly add the cooled coffee mixture to dry ingredients, stir until combined.
6. Add in the eggs, whisk to combine, mix in the buttermilk, applesauce and vanilla.
7. Pour into prepared cupcake time to 3/4 full.
8. Bake 20-22 minutes or until center springs back after touchy lightly or toothpick inserted comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven, transfer to wire cooling racks and allow cupcakes to completely cool before frosting.
10. Frosting:
11. In arge bowl beat softened butter for 2 minutes until creamy.
12. Slowly add powdered sugar in four parts, creaming together until creamy and fluffy.
13. Add marshmallow cream and vanilla, mix until combined, add heavy cream.
14. Frost cooled cupcakes and sprinkle with Cocoa nibs, marshmallows or just a drizzle of chocolate!

• Course : Dessert
• Recipe Type : Cakes & Cupcakes