Blueberry Kit Kat Cupcakes

makes 12 cupcakes

cupcake recipe adapted from Evil Shenanigans

frosting recipe adapted from the Cupcake Project

prep time: 25 min / cook time: 15 min

DARK CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS

3/4 c all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 c sugar

1/3 c Dutch-processed cocoa powder

* I used E. Guittard Cocoa Rouge Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

4 tbsp butter, melted

1/3 c buttermilk

1 large egg + 1 egg white, beaten

1 tsp vanilla

3 tbsp strong coffee (1tbsp instant coffee w/3 tbsp hot water)

* coffee is optional

12 chocolate wafter cookies

* I used Loacker Quadratini brand

6 kit kats, cut in half

BLUEBERRY WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING INGREDIENTS

1 c heavy whipping cream

1/3 c sugar

6 tbsp blueberry purée (take some fresh blueberries, wash them and throw them in the food processor until it becomes a thick liquid. If needed, put the purée through a sieve)

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven at 350˚ F.

• Line cupcake tin with 12 liners.

• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and cocoa powder. Mix well.

• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the melted butter, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and coffee.

• Blend until there are only a few small lumps left.

• Evenly divide the batter into each cupcake tin.

• Place one wafer cookie into the middle of the batter and gently push down.

• Bake for 15 minutes or until the centers spring back when lightly pressed.

• Cool for 3 minutes in the pan before removing the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.

STRAWBERRY FROSTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Whip cream until it looks like whipped cream.

• Mix in sugar.

• Mix in strawberries until combined.

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

• Using your favorite pastry tip, fill your pastry bag and pipe frosting onto the tops of each cupcake.

• Place one half of a kit kat into the frosting.

** ADDIECAKES' NOTES **

• After pushing the wafer cookie into the batter, I used a spoon to cover the tops with more batter so that the cookie is not exposed while baking.

• If you'd like your blueberry whipped cream to be stiffer, add a stabilizer such as Dr. Oetker's Whip it.

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