mini chocolate cupcakes/brownies
active time: 8 mins | bake time: 12 mins | yields: 6-8 mini cupcakes (or I'd guess 3-4 regular-sized ones)
adapted from here (they've got a legit-looking chocolate frosting recipe o'er there)
ingredients
6 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar***
3 teaspoons cocoa powder***
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon (dash) salt
4 tablespoons cold water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon applesauce
1/8 teaspoon (dash) vanilla extract***
1/16 teaspoon peppermint extract (optional)***
2 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
directions
preheat oven to 350 degrees. spray mini muffin tin with non-stick spray and set aside.
whisk all the dry ingredients together in a small bowl.
in a second small bowl, combine the wet ingredients.
add the mixed dry ingredients to the wet and stir well until combined.
divide batter between six muffing tin cups and sprinkle with chocolate chips. (next time, I'd mix some into the batter too so there's melty chocolate throughout)
bake for 12 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
remove from muffin tins and allow to cool before frosting (or don't frost them, like me! those melty chocolate chips are enough).
these came out chocolatey and light. they weren't overly sweet. the chocolate chips on top helped take this from meh to pretty good.
*** future modifications
I'd consider adding another tablespoon of sugar and another teaspoon of cocoa powder, and will definitely be doubling the amounts of the extracts in the future.
potential twists
add coconut, sliced banana (fresh or chips), peanut butter, chopped nuts, dried berries or serve with ice cream...
