The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

March 10, 2018Van

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves: 12 Cupcakes

If you’ve been looking for the best chocolate cupcake recipe, you’ve found it! This method is based on the classic Hershey’s chocolate cake recipe that’s been around for almost a century – the texture of the cupcakes are moist from the unique technique of mixing in boiling hot coffee. The cacao or cocoa powder you use makes a huge difference, use a very high quality cacao powder if you want to make the most amazing chocolate cupcakes. I tested several different cacao and cocoa powders and Terrasoul Superfoods Organic Cacao Powder had the best flavor (link here). The flavor is rich, complex and very chocolatey!

The version I made has Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (recipe here) and decorated for Valentine’s Day. I used a Russian Ball Piping Tip (link here) for the frosting, I love the beautiful ruffles it makes.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

March 10, 2018 Van

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves: 12 Cupcakes

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Ingredients

1 Cup All Purpose Flour, `
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
½ Cup Cacao Powder
1 Large Egg
½ Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Paste or Extract
¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
½ Teaspoon Kosher Salt
½ Cup Boiling hot Black Coffee, use decaf if serving to kids

Method

1)
Preheat your oven to 325ºF
2)
Fit your stand mix with the paddle attachment and add 1 Cup of Flour, 1 Cup of Sugar, ½ Cup of Cacao Powder, 1 Teaspoon of Baking Powder, ½ Baking Soda and ½ Teaspoon Salt to your mixing bowl and mix on low until it’s well combined.
3)
Add ¼ Cup Vegetable Oil, 1 Large Egg, ½ Cup Milk, 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract, and mix on medium speed just until everything is combined.
4)
Reduce the speed to low and slowly pour in the boiling ½ Cup of Coffee. Once you’ve added all the coffee, increase the speed to high for about 30 seconds.
5)
Fill each cupcake liner about ¾ full – it’s enough for 12 cupcakes.
6)
Bake for about 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean
7)
Let the cupcakes cool completely on a rack before frosting.

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2 Comments

I try to bake

March 27, 2020 at 6:16 pm

Hey! I really loved the piping tip that you used in the picture for this recipe. Could you tell me what kind it is and/or where you bought it? Thanks for the great recipe!!

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1. Van
  
  March 28, 2020 at 12:30 am
  
  Hello, you can purchase piping set below. The 3rd one on the top row is the one I used.
  
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