Chocolate Cupcakes with Dragon Fruit Buttercream
My mother-in-law's amazing chocolate cupcake recipe topped with my dragon fruit buttercream!
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 cupcakes
Calories: 459kcal
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 2 cups flour
- 1 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
Meringue Dragon Fruit Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large egg whites
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup blended dragon fruit
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
Chocolate Cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Boil 1 cup water.
Combine all of the wet ingredients in a bowl and with the mixer on medium slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry and blend, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Then add 1 cup boiling water and continue to mix.
Pour into cupcake molds and then bake for 10-12 minutes. Do not overcook these cupcakes or they’ll become dry.
Meringue Dragon Fruit Buttercream Frosting
Add the sugar and the egg whites into a heatproof mixing bowl. Fit the bowl over a pan of simmering water.
Whisk constantly until the mixture is hot, sugar is dissolved and the egg whites are a little frothy. About 4 minutes. It should look like a shiny marshmallow cream.
With the whisk attachment, beat eggs on medium speed until cooled and thicker for about 5 minutes.
Switch to the paddle attachment and one at a time, add in one stick of room temperature butter beating until smooth.
On medium speed, add in the dragon fruit juice and vanilla bean extract.
If the buttercream curdles or separates, just keep beating until it comes back together. You should end up with a shiny, smooth and absolutely delicious buttercream frosting!
Serving: 0g | Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 585IU | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2.2mg