Cocoa Crème Fraîche Cupcakes - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0.
Line a 12-cup muffin pan with foil baking cups.
Put 4 additional foil cups on a small baking sheet.
Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
At medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating until each one is fully incorporated before adding the next.
Add the vanilla.
At low speed, alternately beat in the dry ingredients and the 3/4 cup of creme fraiche in 2 batches.
Spoon the batter into the foil cups, filling each one two-thirds full.
Bake the cupcakes for 15 minutes, or until springy when gently pressed and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool slightly, then remove from the pan.
Place a dollop of creme fraiche on each cupcake and serve.