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The Best Samoa Cupcakes

If you are obsessed with Girl Scout Samoa cookies, you must try the The Best Samoa Cupcakes ever! All the flavor you love in Samoas. Plus, I have a swap if you can't find Samoas.
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Course: Cupcakes, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Total Time: 34 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 418kcal
Author: Vicky

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 18.25 oz package devil’s food cake mix
  • 1 3.4 oz package instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs lightly beaten, room temp
  • 1 teaspoon pure coconut extract
  • 1 tablespoon instant espresso granules dissolved in ½ cup warm water

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Line muffin tin with 24 cupcake liners.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the cake mix and pudding mix, sour cream, oil, eggs, coconut extract, and espresso water mixture.
  • Beat for about two minutes on medium speed until well combined.
  • Distribute the batter evenly into 24 muffin cups.
  • Bake for 18-22 minutes.
  • Allow cupcakes to cool inside muffin tins for 10 minutes.
  • Remove cupcakes from muffin tins and allow to fully cool on a wire rack.
  • As the cupcakes are cooling, prepare your frosting.
  • In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. (should be about 1 ½ minutes total)
  • Place room temperature butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer, starting on low, then increasing speed to medium-high. Cream them together until they are a light and fluffy pale yellow.
  • In a separate bowl, add 4 tablespoons of hot coffee to cocoa and stir. If the mixture is still very thick, you can add 1 more tablespoon of hot coffee.
  • Add the cooled chocolate and cocoa/coffee mixture to the stand mixer with the creamed butter and cream cheese.Turn the mixer on to the lowest setting and add gradually add in confectioners sugar, 1 cup at a time. Once the sugar has become incorporated, turn the mixer on high for 1-2 minutes.
  • Make sure cupcakes are cool before frosting.
  • Frost using a piping bag and tip and top each cupcake with one Samoa cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 589IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
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