Description
These Easy Chocolate Cupcakes are rich, moist, and topped with a luscious chocolate frosting, making them a perfect treat for any occasion.
Ingredients
2 Eggs
1 cups Granulated sugar
1 ½ cups Flour
1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
â…“ cups Cocoa powder
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
â…“ cups Vegetable oil
1 cups Hot coffee
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Chocolate buttercream: 340 g Butter
2 cups Powder sugar
½ cup Cocoa powder
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 Pinch of salt
150 g Dark chocolate
Or Make Chocolate cream cheese frosting: 230 g Cream cheese softened
115 g Butter softened
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
3 ½ cups Powder sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and granulated sugar until well combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and kosher salt to the wet mixture; stir until just combined.
- Pour in the vegetable oil, hot coffee, and vanilla extract; mix until the batter is smooth.
- Carefully fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full with the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
- Prepare the frosting by beating the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt until creamy; melt dark chocolate and mix in until well combined.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with chocolate frosting as desired.
Notes
Feel free to substitute the chocolate frosting with cream cheese frosting for a different flavor twist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
Keywords: Easy Chocolate Cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, dessert recipes, baking recipes, American cuisine