"Oreo" Cupcakes
"Cupcakes sporting black-as-midnight color (thanks to dark cocoa powder) are topped with super-sugary frosting just like the sandwich cookies we all loved as kids. Whether your kids decide to lick the frosting off first or take a big bite all at once is up to them!..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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1 cup dark cocoa powder, like Hershey's Special Dark or King Arthur Flour's black cocoa powder
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2 cups lowfat or skim milk
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1 1/2 tsp baking soda
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2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
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1/2 tsp kosher salt
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2 Tbs light corn syrup or Lyle's golden syrup
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16 Tbs (2 sticks) unsalted butter
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2 Tbs unsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 cups granulated sugar
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2 Tbs vegetable shortening, at room temperature
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4 large eggs
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2-3 Tbs lowfat or skim milk
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