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Chocolate Alfajor Cupcake

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Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 ounces of dark chocolate melted
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 large egg yolks room temperature
  • 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup regular sour cream
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup room temperature water
  • 6 chocolate covered Afajor cookies cut into quarters.
  • 1 can or jar 13 ounces of your favorite dulce de leche
  • 1 batch of chocolate cream cheese frosting also on cupcakeproject.com

Instructions
 

  • Set oven to 350 F.
  • In a medium bowl mix softened butter and sugar until fully combined.
  • Melt chocolate in microwave or double boiler and once cool to the touch mix into butter and sugar mixture.
  • Mix in eggs and egg yolks one at a time until just combined.
  • Mix in oil, vanilla extract, and sour cream.
  • In a separate medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet in 1/3 cup increments.
  • Last mix in water just until combined.
  • Place Alfajor cookie piece on bottom of cupcake liner.
  • Fill cupcake liners and put in oven for 18 minutes.
  • Fill piping bag with half chocolate cream cheese frosting and half dulce de leche.
  • Once cupcakes are cooled pipe frosting on the tops.
  • Decorate with Alfajor cookie.