Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes with a made from scratch chocolate frosting.
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Ya”ll this recipe is so basic, yet so delicious! I just know you are going to love it. Let’s get right into it!
You will need:
For the cupcakes:
- All-purpose flour
- Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- Baking powder
- Salt
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Vegetable oil
- Sour cream
- Vanilla
For the frosting:
- Butter (unsalted/at room temperature)
- Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla
- Heavy Cream
Steps to make this recipe:
To make the cupcakes:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Add the muffin liners to your muffin pan. In a large bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Whisk the ingredients together.
In a separate bowl, add the vegetable oil, vanilla and eggs mixing together. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients adding the sour cream last. Mix together until combined.
Scoop the batter into your individual muffins liners filling them about halfway to allow room for them to rise.
Bake for approximately 18 minutes or until you can stick a toothpick in them and it comes out clean.
To make the frosting:
Add the butter and cocoa powder to a bowl or mixer and cream together starting slow. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, heavy cream and mix. If the frosting appears to be too thick add a little more heavy cream until the desired consistency is reached.
Once the muffins have completely cooled, add the frosting as desired.
Once the muffins have completely cooled, add the frosting as desired.
Non-stick cupcake liners were used for this recipe. I found them really useful for this recipe because I didn’t have to add any additional cooking spray to my muffin pan.
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Ingredients
- 3/4 c of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c of cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- 1/2 tsp of baking powder
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1/2 c of granulated sugar
- 1/2 c of brown sugar
- 1/3 c of vegetable oil
- 1/2 c of sour cream
- 2 tsp of vanilla
- For the frosting:
- 1/2 c of butter (unsalted/at room temperature) 1 stick
- 2/3 c of cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- 3 c of powdered sugar
- 2 tsps of vanilla
- 1/3 c of heavy cream
Instructions
- To make the cupcakes:Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the muffin liners to your muffin pan.
- In a large bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Whisk the ingredients together.
- In a separate bowl, add the vegetable oil, vanilla and eggs mixing together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients adding the sour cream last.
- Mix together with a whisk or mixer until combined.
- Scoop the batter into your individual muffins liners filling them about halfway to allow room for them to rise.
- Bake for approximately 18 minutes.
- To make the frosting:Add the butter and cocoa powder to a bowl or mixer and cream together starting slow.
- Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, heavy cream and mix until of whipped consistency.If the frosting appears to be too thick add a little more heavy cream until the desired consistency is reached.
- Once the muffins have completely cooled, add the frosting as desired.
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