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Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
My favorite chocolate cupcakes! These are soft, fluffy, moist and perfectly sweet, rich and chocolatey. So good that they might even become the special birthday request every year! A chocolate lovers dream.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 50m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the chocolate cupcakes:
2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3
In large heat proof mixing bowl, whisk together cocoa powder and baking soda. Carefully pour in boiling water and whisk until bubbling subsides and mixture is well blended, allow to cool for ⏱️ 5 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, in a separate large mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer set on low speed, blend together melted butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, vanilla and salt until well combined, about ⏱️ 30 seconds.
5
Mix in egg then eggs yolk. Blend in lukewarm cocoa mixture then blend in heavy cream. Add flour and blend until well combined, while scraping down sides and bottom of bowl.
(45ml) vegetable oil3 Tbsp(200g) granulated sugar1 cuplarge egg1large egg yolk1(38g) unsweetened cocoa powder*6 Tbsp
6
Divide batter among 12 paper lined muffin cups filling each about 2/3 full.
cup (120 ml) boiling water1/2cup (58g) unsalted butter, melted1/4(45ml) vegetable oil3 Tbsp(200g) granulated sugar1 cupcup (60ml) heavy cream1/4cup (170g) butter (softened (preferably 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup salted))3/4cups (326g) powdered sugar2 1/2(38g) unsweetened cocoa powder*6 Tbsp
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Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about ⏱️ 17 - 20 minutes.
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Remove from oven and allow to cool in muffin pan several minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool. Cool completely then frost with chocolate buttercream frosting.
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For the chocolate buttercream frosting:
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream butter until fluffy.
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Mix in powdered sugar, cocoa powder, 2 Tbsp cream and the vanilla. Mix until light and fluffy while adding more cream to thin if needed.
Nutrition Facts
calories
420 kcal
fat Content
22 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
43 g
sodium Content
256 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
77 mg
carbohydrate Content
55 g
saturated Fat Content
14 g
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