Nutty Chocolates cupcakes with vanilla frosting

INGREDIENTS

• All purpose flour - 3/4 cup
• Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• Unsalted butter -3/4 cup (1&1/2 sticks)
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Large eggs - 3
• Salt - 1/4 tsp
• Unsweetened cocoa powder - 3/4 cup
• Almonds chopped - 1/4 cup
• Sour cream - 1/2 cup
• Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

PREPARATION

• Sieve  the all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in one wide bowl.Keep aside.
• In another bowl break the eggs, add softened butter, sugar and vanilla extract. Mix well using the blender.
• After well blended ,mix the flour mixture and prepare smooth batter.
• Sour cream can be added along with flour mixture.
• Lastly add chopped almonds and just fold into batter.
• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Line the cupcakes tray using cupcake liners.
• Pour the batter into cups. Fill upto 3/4th in each cups.
• Bake the cupcakes for about 20 mins or till the toothpick comes out clean when inserted in cake.
• When done, transfer the cupcakes on wire rack.
• Allow the cupcakes to cool.

For frosting

• Cream cheese - 8 oz
• Whipping cream - 2 cups
• Icing sugar - 1/2 cup
• Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

• Mix the cream cheese, Icing sugar and vanilla extract to smooth paste, till the sugar completely mix in cream cheese.
• Then add whipping cream. Do not mix too much, just fold in the cream cheese mixture.
• Frosting is ready.Put the frosting in the cone and spread it on all the cupcakes.