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Chocolate Pistachio Cupcakes
Photo: Deva Williamson

Chocolate Pistachio Cupcakes

22 ingredients 20 min + 20 min 12 openrecipes
Chocolate Pistachio Cupcakes

St Patrick’s is coming soon! This is a pretty good excuse to bake these chocolate pistachio cupcakes. They taste just like pistachio pudding!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1254
Calories
29g
Protein
61g
Fat
145g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup FOR THE CUPCAKES:
  • 1 teaspoon Milk
  • 1-½ cup Instant Espresso Powder
  • ½ cups All-purpose Flour
  • ¼ cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • ¼ cups Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 pinch Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • ⅓ cups Vanilla Extract
  • 2 teaspoons Grapeseed Or Canola Oil
  • ¾ cups Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 pinch FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 2 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Salt
  • ⅔ cups Cornstarch
  • ⅓ cups All-purpose Flour
  • 3 Tablespoons Milk
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • ½ Tablespoons Pistachio Paste
  • ½ teaspoons Plus 3 Tablespoons Butter, Room Temperature

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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