The delicious Chocolate cupcake was on my mind all these days and it has been a while since I baked them. With February, the month of love, and V-day around the corner, it was a perfect treat to make. I was so happy that they turned out perfect, moist, and delicious.
I must say at our home we are all big vanilla fans and chocolate not so much, well maybe except me last couple of years. So I was not sure how this would be liked, but I was pleasantly surprised as everyone just loved it, and not to mention made me the star of the day lol. It was so good that nobody even wanted any frosting on it, but I saved some of them for the butter cream frosting as well.
Why you'll love this recipe?
- This cake is so delicious that even non-chocolate lovers will love it.
- It is moist and light and does not even need any frosting.
- The recipe uses vegetable oil, light brown sugar, and buttermilk all of which are great ingredients to make a nice and soft cupcake.
- A batch of these cupcakes or double will be great for any parties or get-togethers and you can expect great reviews hands down.
- Great cupcakes to bake for first-timers as it is very straightforward.
Ingredients needed
- Dry Ingredients
- All-purpose flour organic
- Cocoa powder unsweetened natural
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Wet Ingredients
- Eggs at room temperature
- Sugar granulated
- Sugar light brown
- Vegetable or canola oil
- Vanilla extract
- Buttermilk at room temperature
If you are trying the delicious chocolate cupcake out for the first time, you can confidently go ahead and get the most delicious and super moist cupcakes. Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting. I made the cupcakes a day in advance before frosting, just in time for Valentine's Day! Have a great Valentine's Day with your loved ones. Happy baking, enjoy, and spread the love!
If you loved this cupcake, you may also love eggless chocolate cupcake, red velvet cupcake with cream cheese, white vanilla cupcakes, and Vanilla cupcake with cream cheese frosting. If you prefer muffins, do check easy banana nut muffins, bakery-style blueberry muffins, or cranberry muffins bakery-style.
How to make a delicious chocolate cupcake?
Whisk all the dry ingredients. Beat the wet ingredients except the buttermilk.
Add two additions of the dry ingredients and half the buttermilk into the bowl with the wet ingredients and fold gently. Repeat with the other half of the dry ingredient contents and buttermilk and combine well. Bake at 350 degrees for about 18 to 21 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Delicious Chocolate Cupcake
Ingredients
For Cupcake
Dry Ingredients
- ¾ cup All purpose flour organic
- ½ cup cocoa powder unsweetened natural
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup sugar granulated
- ½ cup sugar light brown
- ⅓ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk at room temperature
For Chocolate Cream Frosting
- ½ cup butter organic unsalted
- ⅔ cup cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup milk
- 3 cups sugar powdered
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- ¼ tsp salt
For Butter Cream frosting
- 1 cup butter unsalted
- 3 tbsp whipping cream heavy
- 2 cups sugar powdered (confectioners)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tube food coloring
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 deg F.
- Line the cupcake liners in a muffin tray.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in one bowl.
- Beat the wet ingredients except the buttermilk in another bowl using a mixer or using a spatula until it is well combined.
- Add half the dry ingredients and half the buttermilk into the bowl with the wet ingredients and fold in using a spatula gently.
- Next add the other half of the dry ingredient contents and buttermilk and combine well.
- Bake for about 18 to 21 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes in the pan for 10 minutes and later on a cooling rack until cooled.
- Frost it with butter cream or chocolate cream frosting and serve with sliced strawberries or ice cream!
For Chocolate Cream Frosting
- Melt the butter .
- To this add cocoa powder and whisk until smooth using a hand-held mixer.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar .
- Alternate with milk and beat until light and fluffy.
- Stir in Vanilla and salt.
For Butter Cream frosting
- Add butter into a stand mixer with paddle attachment and beat for a minute
- Add sugar that has been sifted in batches and beat well.
- Add in cream, vanilla, and salt and continue beating until smooth and fluffy.
- Add in more cream or milk to even out and make it smooth.
- Add food coloring or be creative and add any other flavorings like orange or lemon zest, Oreos, or fruit juice of your choice.
Nutrition
If you loved this cupcake, you may also love the eggless chocolate cupcake that many readers loved.
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I made these chocolate cupcakes, and they’re incredible! So rich, moist, and easy to bake!
This chocolate cupcake is so moist and so delicious I am going to make it again for son's brithday.
These chocolate cupcakes are delicious! I mean...how can anyone not like chocolate! And so easy to prepare. Loved how quick they came together.
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
The cupcakes look perfect !! Beautiful clicks Nisha 👌
Thank you so much dear for the wonderful comment!
Wow, these are looking so adorable, so moist and delicious. Love loved it !!
Yes they came out very moist and tasty .Appreciate your comments. Thanks again!
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Thank you so much!
My pleasure!