Grad Cap Cupcakes

     There are so many things to celebrate at major milestones.  Add Grad Cap Cupcakes to the list, and you'll have even more reasons to throw your hat in the air like you just don't care.  Not to mention, each Cupcake is only 287 calories, 27g carbs, 6.7g fiber, 16g sugar alcohol, 4.3g net carbs, 6.7g protein and 26.8g fat (macros are for 1/4 cup batter, 1 Tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Frosting and 1oz Grad Cap Chocolate).  One bite of these and you will feel like you're at the top of the class!  :)

Ingredients for 12 Cupcakes~
1/4 cup Coconut Oil
1/2 cup Lakanto Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount
4 Extra Large Eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Cocoa
1 cup Almond Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Dash Cinnamon
Dash Vanilla
1/4 cup Lily's Stevia Sweetened Chocolate Chips
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1/4 cup/4 Tablespoons Butter, softened to room temperature
4oz/8Tablespoons Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
1/4 cup Lakanto Confectioners Monk Fruit~use code Paige20 at checkout for discount
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2 Lily's Premium Baking Bar
Yellow Food Coloring, sub with any color

     From first set of ingredients, add Oil and Monk Fruit to mixing bowl and beat til well blended, add in Eggs one at a time, then finish with the Sour Cream.  Next, beat in Cocoa, then Flour, and finish with Powder, Cinnamon and Vanilla.  Lastly stir in Chocolate Chips.  Batter should yield 3 cups, add 1/4 cup batter to 12 silicone lined cupcake tins, bake at 350 for 22 minutes.  Meanwhile, beat together second set of ingredients, reserve 1 Tablespoons, set aside, after Cupcakes have cooled, frost each one equally with 1 Tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Frosting.  Unwrap each of the Chocolate Bars, using the grid lines cut into 8 equal squares on each bar, there will be four left over, reserve for another use.  Using Tablespoon of reserved Frosting, stir in Food Coloring til fully blended, add to zip lock baggie, snip corner and pipe a tassel on each Chocolate square, I used the beak of the Humming Bird imprint to follow.  Set Chocolate squares on freshly frosted Cupcakes at a slight slant.  Enjoy  :)