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Big Black Dog: Chocolate Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Bubble Frosting

February 22, 2009

Chocolate Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Bubble Frosting


Remember Seafoam Frosting?

Seafoam Frosting was popular when I was growing up and I loved it. The frosting was rich and creamy and had the most gorgeous satin sheen! And it melted on your tongue just like Cotton Candy. Of course my Mom would frost my favorite Chocolate Devil's Food Cake with it, so it was double the pleasure for me.

Instead of calling my Mom for her recipe, I just googled and found several Seafoam Frosting recipes. All were very similar with just slight variations so I picked one and got on with it. The Seafoam Frosting turned out gorgeous with a perfect satin sheen, but it tasted horrible. I do not like super sweet frostings like Buttercream and if you can believe it the Seafoam Frosting was sweeter! I loved the consistency though, it was thick like marshmallow and was very easy to work with but the taste was...yucky!

So rather then trash the frosting, I threw in 8 oz. of cold cream cheese and 1/2 stick of cold butter. I probably should have waited for the cream cheese and butter to come to room temp, but I wanted to frost my cupcakes asap. So I plowed through with my hand mixer. Well the frosting turned out fabulously delicious! And it kept the gorgeous satin sheen which is what I wanted. I love this frosting and although it involves a few extra steps I will make it again!

I know that my Mom's Seafoam Frosting does not stand up very long and will separate similar to a meringue. I frosted 30 cupcakes on Friday. Now it's late Sunday and the remaining 10 cupcakes are just fine and the frosting still has it's gorgeous satin sheen!!!

I used my favorite Chocolate Cupcake recipe and topped the Brown Bubble Frosting with chopped peanuts. They are delicious cupcakes! And I am entering them in Well Seasoned Cook's, My Legume Love Affair - Eighth Helping event.


And yes, I called my Mom and told her what happened and she is now looking for her Seafoam Frosting recipe. ;))








Chocolate Cupcakes
Recipe developed by Big-Black-Dog

1 3/4 c. all purpose flour
2 c. sugar
1 c. cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 TBL 12-year Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c. hot coffee

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cupcake tin with baking cups.

Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.

NOTE: This batter is very thin and I honestly did not think it would bake well but the cupcakes were fluffy, very deep chocolate and wonderfully delicious. It is a large recipe and makes about 30 regular sized cupcakes. The batter rises quite a bit so DO NOT fill the baking cups more then 1/2 full. I used my 2-cup glass liquid measure to pour the batter into the baking cups...yep the batter is very thin!



Brown Sugar Bubble Frosting
Recipe developed by Big-Black-Dog

1 1/4 c packed brown sugar
1/4 c cold water
2 egg whites
2 tsp light corn syrup
dash salt
1 tsp vanilla
8 oz cream cheese, cold
1/4 c. butter, cold

In the top of a double boiler combine brown sugar, cold water, egg whites, corn syrup and salt. Beat 30 seconds on low speed. Place over boiling water, upper pan should not touch water. (I used a large stainless steel bowl over a sauce pan) While beating constantly on high speed, cook about 7 minutes or till frosting forms stiff peaks. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Beat 2 to 3 minutes or until of spreading consistency. Wait a few minutes for the frosting to come to home temperature and add the cold cream cheese and butter. Beat on high until smooth and creamy.







Shari, our fearless leader of Whisk Wednesdays was kind enough to give me the Lemonade Award - "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade." I think this is so fitting for my Brown Bubble Frosting! Thanks so much!







The rules of the award are:
1. Put the logo on your blog/post.
2. Nominate 10 blogs which show great gratitude and/or attitude.
3. Link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let your nominees know that they have received the award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post from the person who gave you this award.

In honor of the Academy Awards, the envelope goes to............

1. Cuisine Kathleen
2. Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska
3. Chasing Some Blue Sky
4. My Life is Yummy
5. Dining for Two
6. Dogs eat the Crumbs
7. Something Sweet By Karen
8. All Things Edible
9. Cinnamon, Spice and Everything Nice
10. Can't Believe we Ate



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13 Comments:

Blogger NKP said...

The balsamic is an intriguing addition to the batter. And cream cheese icing is hands-down my favourite. They look wonderful!

February 23, 2009 at 11:25 AM  
Blogger artis1111 said...

Give me anything with chocolate in or on. YUM!!! Kathy

February 23, 2009 at 2:58 PM  
Blogger ♥Mimi♥ said...

Just what I needed...to find another blog full of yummy recipes! Well, looks like you've got another follower...your kitchen rocks!

February 23, 2009 at 7:34 PM  
Blogger Elyse said...

I can't wait to try this frosting! It sounds absolutely delicious. I love nostalgia food!!

February 23, 2009 at 8:48 PM  
Blogger My Sweet & Saucy said...

I am loving this recipe!

February 23, 2009 at 10:53 PM  
Blogger Susan said...

Glad to see another recipe using peanuts since they often get overlooked as a legume.

Love the seafoam frosting, too. Don't know why it nor the original seven-minute ever went out of style.

Thanks for your contribution to MLLA8!

February 25, 2009 at 7:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

aww, thanks for the award. it made my day. and great looking cupcakes. :)

February 25, 2009 at 11:10 AM  
Blogger Laurie Constantino said...

I do remember seafoam icing - but this looks way better. Good save, Michelle! As for the award, what a great surprise! (I love the Lemonade name!)Thank you so much!!

February 25, 2009 at 12:48 PM  
Blogger Ingrid_3Bs said...

I never heard or tasted seafoam frosting. Interesting, I'm going to have to google it! But your brown sugar bubble frosting sounds delightful!
~ingrid

February 26, 2009 at 2:30 PM  
Blogger Mary said...

I am so in love with the idea of balsamic vinegar in the cake. I've never heard of Bubble Frosting--sad. But also exciting in that there is a whole frosting world out there to experiment with...

Thanks for the kind award!

February 27, 2009 at 12:05 PM  
Blogger Jenny said...

Wow, thanks for the award!
And those cupcakes look soooo good.

February 27, 2009 at 3:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Looks great...everything is better with cream cheese!

March 7, 2009 at 9:24 AM  
Blogger Ivy said...

Can I use this as a cream cheese frosting? Or is it not cream cheesy enough? I want to use your recipe to top red velvet cupcakes.

June 10, 2009 at 2:23 PM  

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