Cocoa Crème Fraîche Cupcakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup creme fraiche, at room temperature and stirred until runny, plus more
• creme fraiche, for serving

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°.
• 2 line a 12-cup muffin pan with foil baking cups.
• 3 put 4 additional foil cups on a small baking sheet.
• 4 sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• 5 in a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 6 at medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating until each one is fully incorporated before adding the next.
• 7 add the vanilla.
• 8 at low speed, alternately beat in the dry ingredients and the 3/4 cup of crème fraîche in 2 batches.
• 9 spoon the batter into the foil cups, filling each one two-thirds full.
• 10 bake the cupcakes for 15 minutes, or until springy when gently pressed and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 11 let cool slightly, then remove from the pan.
• 12 place a dollop of crème fraîche on each cupcake and serve.