Dark Chocolate Cupcakes for Raakhi

 

 

 

 

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes for Raakhi !

 

Dark chocolate is one sweet maker thats full of goodness...good for the heart, loaded with anti-oxidants, more in cocoa, low in calories....comes guilt-free !! isn't it a good idea to make cupcakes for the Brothers out there and treat them sweetly on the occasion of Raksha bandhan? Specially those dudes who eat healthy and work out for handsome looks.

To make these healthy delicious chocolate cupcakes, we are using quite some healthy ingredients, instead of white sugar, it is brown sugar, instead of vegetable oil, it is coconut oil, instead of whole cream buttermilk, it is lowfat buttermilk,instead of sweetened chocolate, it is unsweetened cocoa powder.

Ingredient list:

* 3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp - unsweetened cocoa powder

* 2 tsp - baking soda

* 2 cups - unbleached all purpose flour ( Maida)

* 1 tsp - baking powder

* 1/2 tsp - sea salt

* 2 cups - brown sugar

* 2 - eggs

* 1 cup - strong brewed cold coffee

* 1 cup - lowfat buttermilk

* 1/2 cup - coconut oil Your desired frosting

Procedure:

In a large bowl, stir together flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, coffee, buttermilk and coconut oil and stir very well. Combine both dry and wet ingredients in the dry contents bowl, by pouring in the wet ones slowly on stirring with a fork or an egg beater.

Spoon the batter into cupcake tray. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees fahrenheit, for 20-25 minutes. Bake u til the tops spring back when lightly pressed. When cooled, the cupcakes are ready for your favorite Raakhi decoration and frosting. Let us know how many remained after everyone gulped these amazing Raakhi special dark chocolate cupcakes !

 

 

- Prathyusha Talluri