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Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

This Chocolate Cupcake Recipe is the BEST you'll ever try! Rich, moist, and perfectly chocolatey, these cupcakes are a must for dessert lovers.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 242 kcal

Equipment

  • Muffin pan
  • Cupcake liners
  • Mixing Bowls
  • whisk
  • Wire cooling rack

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour (180g)
  • 1.25 cups granulated sugar (250g)
  • 0.25 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (25g)
  • 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk room temperature (240ml)
  • 0.5 cups vegetable oil (80ml)
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper cupcake liners.
  • Whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla until well combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until well combined and no dry streaks of flour remain. Divide the cupcake batter among the paper liners, filling each about ⅔ full.
  • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then remove and finish cooling on a wire rack. Frost the cupcakes as desired.

Notes

Try using high-quality olive oil in place of vegetable oil for fancy flavored cupcakes. For best results, use room temperature ingredients to avoid over-mixing. You can also swap out half of the buttermilk for hot coffee to enhance the cocoa flavor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 242kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 145mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 56IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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