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Number-Themed Mini Birthday Cupcakes

Number-Themed Mini Birthday Cupcakes

Arrange these cupcakes to form the age that's being celebrated.

Martha Stewart Living, January http://www.marthastewart.com/354438/number-themed-mini-birthday-cupcakes
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  • Prep Time 3 hours 20 minutes
  • Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
  • Yield Makes about 7 dozen

Ingredients

    • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 1/4 cups sugar
    • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • Salt
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water
    • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
    • 1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons safflower oil
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    • <u>Swiss Meringue Buttercream</u>

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line mini muffin tins with baking cups. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt into a large bowl. Mix in eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl, until smooth, about 3 minutes.
  2. Working in batches, divide batter evenly among cups, filling each two-thirds full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until tops spring back when pressed with a finger, about 20 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack.
  3. Using a pastry bag fitted with a fine star tip, pipe buttercream onto cupcakes to decorate.

Cook's Note

Unfrosted cupcakes can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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