Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

The chocolate cupcake; defined as a small chocolate cake, the size of an individual portion, baked in a cup-shaped mold.

Sounds all fancy doesn’t it!

The cupcake is a convenient way to enjoy the deliciousness of chocolate cake, without the guilt of a “far too big” portion.

These chocolate cupcakes are great for parties, gatherings, or just for the fun of baking them!

Keep reading and give one of my favorite chocolate cupcake recipes a try.

Yield:16 cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk

Directions:

1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a muffin pan with foil or paper liners. Depending on the time of year, you can really have fun with this step because many liners come animated (flowers for spring, pumpkins for fall, snow flakes for winter, etc). Of course you could also just use a bold color to spice up the look of these little cakes or a muted color for a more formal occasion. After all the cups are lined, set the pan aside. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.

2) Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl until the batter is light and fluffy. Add the eggs, slowly, one at a time and then stir in the vanilla. Add in the flour mixture, alternating with the milk; beating well.

3) Fill the muffin cups ¾ full. If you’ve got any extra cupcake molds left over in the pan, then simply remove the prepared liner and fill the mold with a little bit of water, to prevent the pan from buring. You can store the liner away and use it again some other time.

4) Put the chocolate cupcakes in the oven. Bake the chocolate cakes for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let them cool completely and then set aside.

(Optional) After your cupcakes are completely cooled you can use a purchased can of frosting or some of your own homemade frosting and lightly frost the cupcakes.

Depending on your specific tastes you can alter the type of frosting you use. For those chocoholics out there, use a delectable chocolate frosting or if you want a lighter taste I would recommend a complimenting white frosting.

Either way, these cakes turn out delicious but each frosting offers a completely different taste! So have fun with it, save this recipe, enjoy these chocolate cupcakes, and maybe even share a few!

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