Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes
These Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes are super easy to make and incredibly moist!
This easy moist chocolate cupcake recipe is a must have for every home baker. Using simple pantry ingredients, you can have the most delicious chocolate cupcakes straight out of the oven! Topped with your favorite frosting, whipped cream or even a scoop of ice cream, these cupcakes will not disappoint!
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Easy Chocolate Cupcakes
I love this recipe because…
- It’s super quick and so simple to make! And the cupcakes come out deliciously moist and decadent.
- Espresso is added and enhances the chocolate flavor!
- It really is a foolproof recipe!
What You Need!
A wire whisk, bowl, muffin tins, cupcake liners and rubber scraper are the only things you will need for this recipe.
Dry Ingredients – flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, espresso powder and good quality cocoa powder. The espresso powder is optional, but highly recommended! If you do not have espresso powder, simply use a cup of hot coffee in place of the boiling water.
Wet Ingredients – egg, milk, vanilla, melted butter and boiling water. You could use oil instead of butter, but I love the taste of butter!
How To Make Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix well.
- Whisk egg, add milk and vanilla then melted butter. Mix into dry ingredients – this batter will be thick.
- Pour in boiling water a bit at a time, whisking as you go. The result will be a very thin batter.
- Use a liquid measuring cup to pour batter into lined muffin tins about 3/4 full. (If you fill tins 2/3 full, you might get about 20 cupcakes)
- Bake for 20-22 minutes.
How To Finish Off Chocolate Cupcakes!
There are so many ways you can top off your easy chocolate cupcakes!
Use a simple homemade chocolate frosting, chocolate peanut butter frosting or one of my favorites – peanut butter frosting!
A Swiss meringue buttercream frosting is light, delicious and pipes wonderfully! And you can color it to your liking. Using Wilton colors is a great way to get deep, rich colors and you need only a tiny amount.
Other ideas include just a dusting of cocoa powder or powdered sugar – or both! Top it with a scoop of your favorite ice cream and smother with chocolate sauce! Or just grab that can of whipped cream for a quick, easy and pretty way to decorate your cupcake!
Don’t forget the sprinkles, chopped nuts, or crushed candies!
Other Easy Recipes To Try!
- Egg Nest Cupcakes – perfect for Easter!
- Amaretto Lovers Cheesecake Brownies – decadent.
- Easy Puffed Wheat Cake – a favorite easy recipe!
- Homemade Brownies– moist and delicious.
Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1½ cups flour sifted, then measured
- ½ cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup milk
- â…“ cup butter melted
- ¾ cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ËšF. Line muffin tins with parchment cups.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder.
- Whisk egg and add milk and vanilla. Melt butter and add to egg mixture.
- Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients. Mix together. Add boiling water to mixture and blend with a whisk until well combined.
- Pour into prepared parchment lined cups about ¾ full. The batter will be thin, so you may want to use a liquid measuring cup to help pour.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes. Cool on a wire rack in muffin tins, then remove when cool to touch.
Notes
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