Best EVER Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
BEST EVER Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
Moist chocolate cupcakes topped with melt in your mouth Vanilla buttercream will be all the talk at your next cupcake party. So simple and easy no one will believe you made them from scratch in less than 30 minutes.
So moist and delicious you want to eat these without any frosting as well. So make extras and don’t forget to let your friends know where you got the recipe from. Try these for your next birthday celebration or for your next cupcake party.
Need more than 12 cupcakes. Try my recipe for Best EVER Vanilla Cupcakes recipe. This recipe doubles into 24 or more easily as well. Just change the number of servings in the box below and it will calculate the recipe automatically for you.
Tools
- [easyazon_link identifier=”B00063ULMI” locale=”US” tag=”vesarofca-20″]Stand Mixer[/easyazon_link] or [easyazon_link identifier=”B003922L12″ locale=”US” tag=”vesarofca-20″]Hand Mixer[/easyazon_link]
- [easyazon_link identifier=”B072WKYZS6″ locale=”US” tag=”vesarofca-20″]8-inch Round Cake Pan[/easyazon_link] or[easyazon_link identifier=”B000F741W6″ locale=”US” tag=”vesarofca-20″]7-inch Square Cake Pan[/easyazon_link]
- [easyazon_link identifier=”B00008W70J” locale=”US” tag=”vesarofca-20″]Muffin Pan[/easyazon_link]
- [easyazon_link identifier=”B000CC1ECE” locale=”US” tag=”vesarofca-20″]Mixing Bowl[/easyazon_link]
- [easyazon_link identifier=”B00004OCNS” locale=”US” tag=”vesarofca-20″]Whisk[/easyazon_link]
- [easyazon_link identifier=”B078JQ4K5Y” locale=”US” tag=”vesarofca-20″]Baking Tray[/easyazon_link]
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Recipe – BEST EVER Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
Best EVER Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
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Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 100 grams (0.8 cups) All-Purpose Flour
- 30 grams (2.03 tbsp) Cocoa Powder
- 1 Egg large
- 60 ml (0.27 cups) Cooking Oil
- 110 grams (0.5 cups) Brown Sugar
- 30 ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp ) Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
For the Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- 114 grams (0.5 cups) Unsalted Butter
- 2 tbsp Fresh Cream
- 250 grams (2.08 cups) Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp ) Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
For the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven at 170C / 340 F
- Combine Wet ingredients in one bowl
- Combine dry ingredients in the second bowl
- Combine wet and dry ingredients together until a smooth batter is formed.
- Divide between 12 cupcakes liners in a muffin pan
- Bake in a preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Cool completely on a baking rack before you frost
For the vanilla buttercream frosting
- Cream butter until smooth
- Add salt and vanilla to the butter and combine well.
- Add half powdered sugar with one tablespoon of fresh cream.
- Add the remaining powdered sugar and fresh cream - combine well.
- Once all the powder sugar is combined.
Continue to whip for two full minutes until the buttercream is light and fluffy. - Tip - if you want a tanned colored vanilla buttercream just add one tsp of cocoa powder to the powdered sugar
Frost cupcakes
- Place buttercream in a piping bag with a piping nozzle.
- Pipe a swirl or pattern on the cupcakes.
- Enjoy!
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