Coca-Cola Cupcakes

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F and line a standard muffin tin with cupcake wrappers

Step 2

In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, salt, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Mix until combined and set aside.

Step 3

In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine Coca-Cola, butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Stir and heat up until the butter is all melted, and the sugar is dissolved. 4-5 minutes. Don’t make it boil. Let the mixture cool

Step 4

Pour the cooled Coca-Cola mixture into a large mixing bowl.

Step 5

*This step is important because if the Coca-Cola mixture is not cooled, when adding the eggs, you take a chance of the mixture to cook the eggs and the egg white will curdle

Step 6

Add the eggs and mix.

Step 7

Add the flour mixture to the Coca-Cola mixture, mix with a hand-mixer until all combined.

Step 8

*NOTE* You can mix with a whisk, but you may have more lumps. I used a hand mixer.

Step 9

Once all the flour is combined, stop, don’t over mix.

Step 10

Pour the batter into the prepared muffin pans to about 2/3 full

Step 11

Bake in a preheated oven for 20-22 minutes or when you insert a toothpick into the center and come out clean.

Step 12

Allow to cool completely while making the Buttercream.

Step 13

In a large mixing bowl combine butter and powdered sugar (1 cup at a time)

Step 14

Mix in the Coca Cola and mix until combined.

Step 15

Scoop the buttercream into a piping bag with a star tip nozzle.

Step 16

*NOTE* You can use a Ziploc bag for piping as well

Step 17

Pipe the buttercream on all the cupcakes.

Step 18

Serve and enjoy.