Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes
Easy to make, light, moist, bursting with chocolate flavor, and with a nice rounded top perfect for a pretty swirl of frosting ... this is the Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes recipe you’ve been searching for.
Ingredients
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 /2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/3 cup Oil
- 1 Large Egg (Room Temperature)
- 1 1/2 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Boiling Water
Instructions
- Add the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to a mixing bowl and whisk until combined.
- Pour the milk and oil into the mixing bowl and mix at a low speed until thoroughly combined.
- Add the egg, and mix on low for an additional 2 minutes.
- Add the vanilla and mix on low for 1 more minute.
- Add the boiling water. Pulse the mixer until the water starts to incorporate with the batter. and then mix on low for two more minutes. Use a spoon or spatula to scrape the bottom of the bowl frequently to make sure that the water gets completely mixed together with the thicker batter that is on the bottom of the bowl. The batter should be thin.
- Place the cupcake liners in a muffin or cupcake pan.
- We use a medium-sized ice cream scooper to fill our cupcake liners but a spoon will work if you don't have one. Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full. If you fill them to the top, the cupcakes will rise up over the edge of the cupcake liner as the bake.
- Bake the cupcakes in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees for 17-18 minutes.
Notes
Baking Tips
Make sure your egg is at room temperature. If you forgot to take it out of the refrigerator, you can submerge the egg in a cup/bowl of warm water for a few minutes to warm it up.
Use a mixer (either a hand mixer or a stand mixer) but only at the lowest speed. You want to get air into the batter but you don't want to overmix it either.
Use boiling water. It will help emulsify the batter as well as help the cocoa powder bloom and taste even more chocolatey and delicious.
How long will the cupcakes stay fresh?
Homemade cupcakes will not stay as fresh as long as a cupcake made from a box mix, so keep that in mind when you are planning which kind of cupcake to make for your party. A homemade cupcake definitely tastes best the day it is baked. Store your frosted cupcakes in the refrigerator to extend their life.
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