Chocolate Cupcakes. Line a muffin pan with paper or foil liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. We know how much everyone loves The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake.

We have now scaled back the recipe so that it is perfect for cupcakes, making an even two dozen. These super moist chocolate cupcakes pack TONS of chocolate flavor in each cupcake wrapper! Made from simple everyday ingredients, this easy cupcake recipe will be your new favorite. You can have Chocolate Cupcakes using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chocolate Cupcakes

Prepare 4 of tbps unsalted butter.
Prepare 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.
Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
You need 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
Prepare 1 cup of granulated sugar.
Prepare 1/4 cup of plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process).
It's 3/4 tsp of baking soda.
Prepare 1/8 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1 of large egg.
It's 1/4 cup of buttermilk.
You need 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract.

For best results, use natural cocoa powder and buttermilk. These chocolate cupcakes taste completely over-the-top with chocolate buttercream! But it's her topping of semi-sweet chocolate ganache that separates these cupcakes from the crowd. This Chocolate Cupcake recipe makes moist, delicious cupcakes!

Chocolate Cupcakes step by step

Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper or foil liners..
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter with the vegetable oil and water over low heat..
In a large bowl, sift the flour with the sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add the melted butter mixture and beat with a handheld mixer at low speed until smooth. Add the egg and beat until incorporated, then add the buttermilk and vanilla and beat until smooth, scraping the bottom and side of the bowl. Pour the batter into the lined muffin tins, filling them about three-fourths full..
Bake the cupcakes in the center of the oven for about 25 minutes, until springy and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean..
Let the cupcakes cool slightly, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely. Frost and top the cupcakes as desired. (See recipes for Chocolate Frosting, Marshmallow Frosting or White Buttercream Frosting.).

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