Espresso Dark Brownie Cupcakes, Peanut Butter Fudge Frosting

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The middle of my cupcakes sank quite a bit which made me sad, and the frosting was wayyyy too thick. I added a couple tablespoons of cream to the frosting until it was the right consistency, then it was absolutely delicious. I wasn't a big fan of the cupcakes, they are more like brownies but a little too dense and espresso-y for my taste. I wonder if the cupcakes would come out more cakey if there was some baking soda or something in it. Then again, I did bake these at a pretty high elevation that I'm still trying to get used to.

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The frosting is awesome! Wish It was a little more creamy, I'm going to try adding milk next time. The cupcake itself has a nice flavor, very good right out of the oven but when it cools it gets a little to dense for me. Any suggestions how to get it more fluffy and moist once it cools down?

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This rating is for the frosting, wish you could do 8 stars......the only difference i did was use hersheys cocoa, dry, 1/3 of a cup only......i just have a hand held mixer in my house, with no paddle beater so just used regular beaters, it was perfect for spreading, perfect consistency, and the flavor was awesome, my husband who is a frosting lover, said wow is that good, this is a keeper, and will be made again and again in my family, made 24 mini cupcakes and 12 large and still had a lot of frosting left over.......this makes a lot of frosting, thanks

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The frosting was the best I've ever had. The brownie was a bit too dense for me but I will use the frosting recipe over and over because it was the best frosting I've ever had. YUMMY! Cut the thickness of the frosting with a couple of tablespoons of milk and you'll agree, its smooth, creamy and delicious. I am going to make the frosting on banana cupcakes next time. I think this will be a winning combination.

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I liked the texture of this. The outside was a bit crisp and the center nice and soft. The cupcake itself would have been much better with less espresso! With the given instuctions, it was way too strong. Also when I made the frosting, I thought I screwed it up because it was dry and clumpy. I tossed it and made it again but it came out the same. I had to add some wet ingrediants to smooth it out. It also was a bit too sweet for my liking. And this is coming from someone who is NOT a picky eater! I dont think I would make this again. If I did, I would change a few things for sure.

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OMG. These were amazingggggggggg. I cooked them for exactly 18 min and rotated them halfway through. I did not fill them 2/3 full though i just left a little space from the top because i wanted them to really puff tall. They were sooo moist and dense. The frosting was awesomeee but I added a few tablespoons of milk because it was too thick for me. I also cut out the middle of the cakes and filled it with frostingg and put a small swirl on top. Sooooo goooooood.

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I made the frosting-following the directions-it came out dry so I added about 1/4 cup of milk and it gave me the consistency I needed

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This was really really good!
One change I made, I used 1/4 less cup of flour. No other changes to cupcakes.
I did not use the PB frosting. Instead I made a cinnamon and espresso whipped cream and topped them with a dollop of that.
I am making them again tonight, and again next month for friends b-days!

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This is a 5 star recipe if you are a TRUE chocolate lover! I followed the cupcake recipe (as is and took them out at exactly 18 minutes. If you tried this and thought they were dry, they were probably a little over cooked. 18 minutes for mine resulted in a perfect combination of crispy edges and a soft chocolate center. So good! The frosting recipe as is, would result in some seriously dense frosting. I only added 1/2 cup of of cocoa instead of 3/4 cups, and also added about 1-2 Tbsp of milk. This helped the frosting to become the perfect spreadable consistency. I recommend this recipe and will definitely be making it again. Maybe next time I will experiment using a dark brown sugar and a more peanut buttery frosting. Give it a try, it's worth it!

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I followed the recipe exactly, but they just didn't turn out well. They were dry, and the flavor was too strong. 2 tbs. of expresso powder was way too much, and the peanut butter fudge frosting was good by itself but was too heavy on the cupcake. I would suggest using less dry ingredients and expresso and maybe using a vanilla or cream cheese frosting instead. I definitely would not recommend this recipe overall though. They may sound delicious, but trust me, they're not.