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Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting

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Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting 

You’ll love these Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting even if you’re not gluten free. They’re easy enough for anyone to make – and delicious for all to enjoy.

That’s because this gluten free chocolate cupcake recipe is made with Pillsbury gf brownie mix. And the dulce de leche frosting? It’s made from vanilla Pillsbury frosting!

All you need are a few more ingredients to add to these gluten free cupcakes and you have fancy bakery style cupcakes!

Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting. This gluten free chocolate cupcake recipe is made with Pillsbury gf brownie mix.

These chocolate brownie cupcakes are ideal for school bake sales and brining into work to share with coworkers. Remember these are for grownups as they’re not caffeine free since they’re flavored with instant espresso powder .

I also like these gluten free chocolate cupcakes for cookouts and potlucks since they’re self-serve. There’s no need to hunt around for a knife for cutting the brownies! (Doesn’t it drive you crazy when someone scratches up your non-stick baking pan with a knife?)

Once your guests taste these amazing Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting, they won’t believe they’re gluten free let alone not made from scratch!

Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting. These gluten free cupcakes are perfect for entertaining.

What you need to make Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes

Like my Gluten Free Surprise Inside Jelly Bean Cake, you don’t need anything weird or “health foodie” for this brownies cupcake recipe. Most supplies can be bought at your local supermarket, crafts store, or online for straight to your door convenience!

To make chocolate brownie cupcakes, you’ll need Pillsbury Gluten Free Premium Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix with Chocolate Chips. I love that it already has chocolate chips in the mix so you don’t have to add any yourself. This makes the Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes even yummier!

Instant espresso powder can be found in the coffee aisle. I love to add a few teaspoons of Café Bustelo Espresso Style Instant Coffee to a smoothie for a quick morning pick me up!

Make sure to use either Pillsbury Funfetti Vanilla Flavored Frosting or Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Vanilla Frosting. Both are gluten free like all of Pillsbury’s frostings and taste great. I always keep a few extra cans in my pantry so I can bake and decorate cupcakes anytime I want, too, since vanilla goes with anything you’re baking up.

(However, don’t use Pillsbury’s Whipped Supreme Vanilla Frosting as it’s very thin and doesn’t pipe well.)

To jazz up the frosting, I used some dulce de leche syrup. You can find all sorts of recipes online to make your own dulce, but using store bought syrup makes this gluten free chocolate cupcake recipe even easier!

Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting. These chocolate brownie cupcakes are flavored with espresso powder.

Baking up your gluten free cupcakes

Part of the fun of making gluten free cupcakes is using pretty cupcake liners. Match them to your party theme when entertaining.

Another option is colorful silicon baking cups, which are more eco-friendly since you can wash them out and reuse them. I use them in my Picadillo Hash Brown Muffin Cups and Easy Frozen Greek Yogurt Bites, too.

Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting. These chocolate brownie cupcakes are easy to make.

This Mama’s tips for making chocolate brownie cupcakes

Want to dial up the coffee flavor and caffeine even more? Use strong coffee instead of water in these brownie mix cupcakes!

Try instant chai mix instead of instant espresso powder. YUM!

Don’t like the dark brownie cupcakes showing through your cupcake liner? Bake them in a one cupcake liner or a plain white cupcake liner. Then after your chocolate brownie cupcakes cool, place them in a second pretty cupcake liner before frosting. That way the outer liner is fresh looking and perfect for bake sales or serving to guests.

Double check your dulce de leche syrup label for gluten. Don’t ever assume!

If you want to pipe your frosting on top of these gluten free brownie cupcakes, make sure to refrigerate it at least 30 minutes after mixing in the dulce de leche syrup. This way the frosting will stiffen up a bit and will be easier to handle.

I used a large Wilton 2D and 2C tips to pipe the frosting. Super easy to make all sorts of fun frosting effects with these tips.

If you buy Pillsbury Funfetti Vanilla Flavored Frosting instead of Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Vanilla Frosting (either will work) save the sprinkles for another baking recipe. Or put them on ice cream sundaes!

Love cupcakes? Check out more gluten free cupcakes recipes!

Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting

Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting

Directions

  1. Set oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Line muffin tin with paper baking cup liners to make 8 regular-size cupcakes.
  3. Combine brownie mix, espresso powder, oil, water, and egg in a large bowl. Stir 50 strokes with a spoon.
  4. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full with brownie mix.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool brownie cupcakes in pans 10 minutes. Then transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack to cool for 30 minutes.
  6. While the brownie cupcakes are cooking, spoon the frosting into a medium sized bowl. Add the dulce de leche syrup. Stir with a rubber spatula until the syrup is thoroughly mixed into the frosting.
  7. Spoon frosting back into the original container. Place lid back on. Refrigerate until brownie cupcakes have cooled.
  8. Transfer the frosting to frosting piping bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe the frosting in a circular pattern on tops of cupcakes. Or you can frost cupcakes with an offset spatula instead.
  9. Store cupcakes at room temperature or in the refrigerator before serving.
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Total Time: 40 Minutes
Servings: 8 brownie cupcakes
  • Serving size: 1 brownie cupcake

Originally published on April 21, 2016 and August 20, 2017. Updated with new pictures and information.


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