How-to: Inverted Cupcakes

Inverted Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes:

These cupcakes can be quite tedious, but they are always a hit whenever I make them. These are chocolate cupcakes with a vanilla frosting and a chocolate topper and a vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting and a vanilla topper. I find that most people like the mixture of the two flavors, but you could always customize and make whatever combination best suits you and your guests. Please do not be alarmed by the number of steps in the recipe. It looks like a lot, but it does not take as much time as one might think, and from my own experience I definitely think that following all of the steps are well worth the results. 

Ingredients needed for the chocolate cupcake:

2 teaspoons of baking powder

¼ teaspoon of baking soda

1 1/3 cups of all-purpose flour

¾ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder

A pinch of salt

3 tablespoons of softened butter

1 ½ cups of white sugar

2 eggs

1 cup milk

¾ teaspoon of vanilla extract

Step-by-step instructions for the chocolate cupcake:

1.      First you will need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.      Line a muffin or cupcake pan with cupcake liners.

3.      Grab a bowl and sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together.

4.      Set the bowl aside.

5.      Grab a different bowl and cream the butter and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.

6.      Add the eggs (one at a time) to the butter mixture. Make sure to beat the mixture well in between each egg.

7.      Stir in the vanilla.

8.      Grab the flour mixture and add alternately with the milk to the butter mixture.

9.      Fill the cupcake liners until ¾ of the way full.

10.   Place the cupcake tin into the oven.

11.   Bake for 15-17 minutes.

12.   Remove from oven.

Ingredients for vanilla cupcakes:

¾ teaspoon of baking soda

A pinch of salt

1 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour

4 tablespoons of butter

1 cup of white sugar

2/3 cup of milk

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Step-by-step instructions for vanilla cupcakes:

1.      First you will need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.      Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.

3.      Grab a bowl and combine the flours, the baking soda, and the salt.

4.      Set the bowl aside.

5.      Grab a saucepan and heat the butter and milk over a low to medium heat until the butter is fully melted.

6.      Beat together the sugar, egg yolk, eggs, and vanilla extract until it is thickened.

7.      Slowly beat in the flour mixture until the two mixtures are just combined.

8.      Slowly pour the hot milk and butter mixture and beat until just combined.

9.      Fill the cupcake liners until ¾ of the way full.

10.   Place the cupcake tin into the oven.

11.   Bake cupcakes 18-20 minutes.

12.   Remove from oven.

Ingredients for chocolate frosting recipe:

1 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder

5 cups of confectioner’s powder sugar

1 ½ cups of softened butter

½ cup of milk

½ teaspoon of espresso powder

2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

Step-by-step instructions for chocolate frosting:

1.      Place the cocoa into a large bowl, and remove any of the clumps by whisking the powder

2.      Cream together the butter and cocoa until just combined.

3.      Slowly add the sugar and the milk to the cocoa mixture. Do this by adding 1 cup of sugar with about one tablespoon of milk at a time.  Repeat this step until all of the sugar and milk has been added. Once all added, mix on high speed for 2-3 minutes.

4.      Add the espresso powder and the vanilla extract to the mixture until it is well combined.

Ingredients for the vanilla frosting recipe:

3 cups of powder sugar

1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla extract

2 teaspoons of milk

1/3 cup of softened butter

Step-by-step instructions for vanilla frosting:

1.      Grab a bowl and cream together the butter and the powdered sugar.

2.      Add the vanilla and beat the mixture for 2 minutes.

3.      Add one tablespoon of milk and mix until well combined.

4.      Slowly add the other tablespoon of milk until the mixture is smooth. If the frosting happens to be thick, beat in some more milk until the frosting becomes smooth.

Once you have made both the chocolate and vanilla cupcakes and both the chocolate and vanilla frosting, you may being preparing and putting together the final product. Grab the set of chocolate cupcakes and the set of vanilla frosting. Frost each cupcake with a generous amount of frosting. Now repeat the steps, but with the vanilla cupcake and the chocolate frosting.

Another fun thing to do with these cupcakes is to add toppers.  

Ingredients needed for cupcake toppers:

Chocolate candy melts

Vanilla candy melts

Piping bag with a small tip (2)

Wax paper

Step-by-step instructions for cupcake toppers:

1.      Melt the chocolate candy melts in the microwave until they are completely melted.

2.      Pour the melt into the plastic piping bag.

3.      Here is where you can be as creative as you want. If the cupcakes are for a specific occasion, you could pipe out a word. You could pipe out a spiral design for a general get together. You can do whatever type of design that your heart desires. Once you have piped out one design, continue this process until you have enough designs to go on top of all of your chocolate cupcakes with the vanilla frosting.

4.      Repeat steps 1-3 but use the vanilla candy melts. Place the vanilla toppers on top of the vanilla cupcakes with the chocolate frosting.

I have found that even though these cupcakes require multiple steps and are a lot more tedious than simply buying a box mix of cake and frosting, they are definitely worth the hassle. Every time I have made these cupcakes I have received nothing but numerous compliments and requests to make them again. I would definitely giving this recipe a try at least one time and see how good the results are for yourself.
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