• prep: 30 min
• cook: 0 hr
• total: 30 min

servings:

Mayonnaise replaces the fat (butter or oil) in these otherwise traditional cupcakes, yielding a richly flavored yet light-in-texture cake with a smooth, creamy ganache-like frosting.

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup hot strong-brewed coffee
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons whole milk

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