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Coca-Cola & Mentos Cupcakes

Course: Dessert
Author: Public Lives, Secret Recipes

Ingredients

  • For Cupcake:
  • 2.5 cups Coca-Cola
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Maraschino cherry juice
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • For Frosting:
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 6 tbsp Coca-Cola
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pack Mentos

Instructions

  • Line cupcake tray with liners. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • In large mixing bowl, pour all cupcake ingredients into bowl & mix on medium speed with handheld mixer until combined.
  • Pour batter into liners & bake for 20-24 minutes, or until toothpick is inserted & comes out clean.
  • While cupcakes are baking, in medium mixing bowl, combine all frosting ingredients until smooth. Set frosting in freezer for 10 minutes.
  • Once cupcakes have fully cooled, top with frosting & Mentos!
  • Explode! Oops, I mean, enjoy!

Notes

Supplies
  • cupcake tray
  • cupcake liners
  • large mixing bowl
  • handheld mixer
  • medium mixing bowl
  • piping bag