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coca cola cupcakes w/cola frosting

(4 ratings)
Recipe by
Jo Anne Sugimoto
Kaneohe, HI

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(4 ratings)

Ingredients For coca cola cupcakes w/cola frosting

  • PART 1:
  • 1 c
    cola
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 1/2 c
    cocoa powder
  • 22 lg
    marshmallows
  • PART 2:
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 2 lg
    eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • COLA FROSTING:
  • 1/4 c
    powdered cocoa
  • 6 Tbsp
    cola
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 3 3/4 c
    powdered sugar (1 lb. box)
  • 1 c
    nuts, chopped (your choice)
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make coca cola cupcakes w/cola frosting

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prep cupcake tin with paper liners.
  • 2
    PART 1:
  • 3
    In a saucepan mix cola, butter, vegetable oil and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and add marshmallows. Place lid on pan until marshmallows start to melt, stir well.
  • 4
    PART 2:
  • 5
    Mix flour, sugar and baking soda in a large bowl, add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla, mix well.
  • 6
    Combine Part 1 and Part 2 together, blend well.
  • 7
    Spoon batter into cupcake liners 2/3 full.
  • 8
    Bake for approximately 20 minutes. Do a toothpick test and if it comes out clean, it's done.
  • 9
    Remove the cupcakes from the oven onto a wire rack to cool.
  • 10
    COLA FROSTING:
  • 11
    In a medium saucepan, mix together cocoa, cola and butter. Heat over medium heat until melted then bring to a boil.
  • 12
    Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, nuts and vanilla, blend well.
  • 13
    Make sure that the cupcakes are completely cooled.
  • 14
    Let frosting cool until stiff enough to frost or pipe onto the cupcakes.

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