Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

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This recipe makes 36 cupcakes or 3-8” round cakes

1 cup unsweetened cocoa

2 cups boiling water

2 3/4 cups sifted flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup butter

2 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven 350 degrees

In a medium bowl combine cocoa with water mixing with a wire whisk until smooth. Cool completely. Sift flour with baking soda, salt, and baking powder.

In a large bowl beat on high, butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light for about 5 minutes.

On a low speed beat in flour mixture and cocoa mixture Do not over beat. Pour into a cupcake lined pan. Bake for 18-t 20 minutes. Do not over bake as they will become dry.

 For 18 cupcakes

½ cup unsweetened cocoa

1 cup boiling water

1 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon baking powder

½ cup butter

1 ¼ cups granulated sugar

2 eggs

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

12 chocolate cupcakes

• 4 tablespoons cocoa (I use dutch process cocoa)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup boiling water
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons oil (I use avocado oil or vegetable oil)
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs
• Preheat oven to 350°
• Prepare a cupcake pan with 12 portions with cupcake liners.
• You do not need a mixer for this recipe, but you can use it if you'd like. I use a whisk and a spatula.
• In a medium bowl place cocoa, baking soda and boiling water and whisk to combine. Set aside until needed.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk the melted butter, oil, sugar, vanilla, and salt together.
• Mix in the eggs.
• Add the flour and baking powder to the cocoa mixture, whisk until combined.
• Add the heavy cream and mix until combined.
• Place 3 tablespoons of cupcake batter into each cupcake liner.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow cupcakes to cool for 5 minutes, then remove cupcakes from the pan and place them onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

6 Chocolate Cupcakes

• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (I use dutch process cocoa)
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoons oil
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 7 tablespoons flour
• ¼ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg

Preheat oven to 350°

Place 6 cupcake liners into a cupcake pan.

In a medium bowl place cocoa, baking soda and boiling water and whisk together. Set this bowl aside.

In a large mixing bowl whisk together melted butter, oil, sugar, vanilla, and salt.

Whisk in the egg.

Add flour, baking powder to the cocoa mixture and whisk it until it's blended, then add in heavy cream and mix until combined.

Place 3 tablespoons into each cupcakes liner in the cupcake pan.

Bake for 18-21 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.