Sweet Tooth Fairy Black & White Cupcakes

I had heard about The Sweet Tooth Fairy cupcake shops here and there, but I had never understood the hype until Mom treated me to a cupcake while I was in Utah. And let me tell you, her cupcakes are no ordinary cupcakes! Moist, dense, chewy, with the most amazing frosting slathered on top and incredible flavor combinations...she has changed me from a cupcake-tolerator to a cupcake-lover. I remembered seeing an article about her in BYU Magazine and thought it included a recipe, so I looked it up when I got back from Utah. And here it is!

Oh, and by the way...that frosting is amazing. I was also making Oreo cupcakes for a piano recital a while back and used this frosting with Oreo crumbs folded in--it was the perfect cookies 'n cream frosting.

Don't have a kitchen scale? Here is a calculator for converting.

Black and White Chocolate Cupcakes

8 ounces all-purpose flour

7 ounces granulated sugar

4 ounces dark chocolate cocoa

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

4 ounces sour cream

3 eggs, beaten

6 ounces chocolate pudding, prepared

4 ounces butter, melted

6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 cupcake pan cups with paper liners (or not--I didn't when I made them and they came out beautifully!).

In a large bowl, measure the dry ingredients and mix together with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds until well combined.

Add wet ingredients and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl and resume mixing on medium speed for 1 additional minute. Stop mixer and fold in chocolate chips.

Fill prepared cupcake liners with batter 3/4 full and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely.

White Chocolate Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

4 ounces butter, softened

6 ounces white chocolate, melted

1 tsp. vanilla

10 ounces powdered sugar

Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix for an additional 1 minute. Add powdered sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy after each addition.

Frost cupcakes with frosting and garnish with sprinkles, fresh raspberries, mini chocolate chips, or whatever else you choose.