Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes with Browned-Butter-Cinnamon-Cream-Cheese Frosting (from. Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes are topped with a to-die-for Browned Butter-Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Frosting for an irresistible bite-sized dessert. At first when I started beating the butter straight out of the fridge with the cream cheese, I thought the frosting would be too thick and that I would need to add a little milk to it but it turned into the perfect consistency for frosting my cupcakes. It was not what I really wanted to bake but it was the only recipe that didn't contain nuts.

Including this month's Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes swirled with Browned Butter Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting, which is out of this world. The chocolate is moist and fudgy. The Browned Butter Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting with the cream cheese base is like a Southern Belle - sweet with a wink of mischievous spice. You can have Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes with Browned-Butter-Cinnamon-Cream-Cheese Frosting (from using 17 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes with Browned-Butter-Cinnamon-Cream-Cheese Frosting (from

You need of Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes.
It's 1 1/2 cup of semisweet chocolate morsels.
It's 1/2 cup of butter, softened.
You need 1 of 16oz package of light brown sugar.
You need 3 of large eggs.
You need 2 cup of all-purpose flour.
Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
You need 1 of 8oz container of sour cream.
Prepare 1 cup of hot water.
It's 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
It's of Browned-butter-cinnamon-cream-cheese frosting.
Prepare 1/2 cup of butter.
It's 2 of 8oz packages of cream cheese, softened.
You need 2 of 16oz packages of powdered sugar.
It's 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
It's 2 tsp of vanilla extract.

Great recipe for Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes with Browned-Butter-Cinnamon-Cream-Cheese Frosting (from. This recipe is from myrecipes.com and the user originally got the recipe from the magazine Southern Living. The following is word for word instructions from myrecipes. I've included my go-to recipe along with the cupcakes.

Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes with Browned-Butter-Cinnamon-Cream-Cheese Frosting (from step by step

Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°..
Microwave morsels in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring at 30-second intervals..
Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended (about 5 minutes)..
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition..
Add melted chocolate; beat until blended..
Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt..
Gradually add to chocolate mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture..
Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition..
Gradually add hot water in a slow, steady stream, beating at low speed just until blended..
Stir in vanilla.
Place 36 paper baking cups in 3 (12-cup) muffin pans; spoon batter into cups, filling three-fourths full..
Bake at 350° for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean..
Remove from pans to wire racks, and let cool completely (about 45 minutes)..
Icing: Cook butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, 6 to 8 minutes or until butter begins to turn golden brown..
Immediately remove from heat..
Pour butter into a bowl. Cover and chill 1 hour or until butter is cool and begins to solidify..
Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy..
Stir in cinnamon and vanilla.
Pipe onto cupcakes.

For a larger batch (and slightly different take on the recipe), here's a link to Southern Living's original version. When I made the frosting, I thought I had enough powdered sugar, but I ended up only having half of what I needed. Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes are chocolatier than the standard Southern red velvet cake. But, just as moist and light. And maybe even more delicious when topped with Browned Butter Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting.