Quick and Easy Chocolate Cupcakes
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- These chocolate cupcakes are light, fluffy, and so much better than a box mix! Made quickly and easily in just one bowl, they can be baked and frosted in less than an hour.
Recipe: sugarspunrun.com/easy-chocola...
Ingredients
1 ⅔ cups granulated sugar (333g)
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (188g)
⅔ cup natural cocoa powder (65g) (note 1)
1 Tablespoon cornstarch (note 2)
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon table salt
½ cup canola or vegetable oil (118ml)
1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk, room temperature preferred
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
⅔ cup whole milk, room temperature preferred (157ml)
1 cup hot coffee (see note 3, may substitute hot water) (236ml)
1 batch chocolate frosting or preferred frosting
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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Arrange rack to center of oven and preheat oven to 350F (175C). Line two 12-count muffin tins with paper liners.
00:30 In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt (I make this recipe with an electric mixer but it can be done by hand using a whisk and spatula instead).
01:06 Add canola oil, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and stir until batter is combined (it will be a bit dry and crumbly but all of the flour mixture should be moistened before proceeding)..
02:13 Drizzle in milk while stirring and stir until batter is uniform and completely combined.
02:40 Gradually add hot coffee or hot water (take care not to burn yourself!) and stir until liquid is completely incorporated into the batter and you have a smooth chocolate batter. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure everything is well-combined. The batter will be very thin, this is normal!
03:42 Evenly divide batter into prepared muffin tin, but take care to fill liners between ½ and not more than ⅔ of the way full, this is typically about 3 Tablespoons of batter or less per cupcake liner. Over-filled liners will result in cupcakes with flat tops and they may cave in on themselves. If you have excess batter, discard it.
04:28 Transfer one pan of cupcakes to 350F (175C) preheated oven and bake for 17-19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs (or clean). Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes in baking pan before carefully removing to cooling rack to cool completely before frosting (I like to use a knife to gently pry up the cupcake from the bottom and then carefully lift it out to a cooling rack). Repeat with second pan of cupcakes.
05:06 Once cupcakes have cooled, frost with my chocolate frosting or your favorite frosting recipe.
Notes
Cocoa powder
I recommend using natural unsweetened cocoa powder for best results. However, in a pinch Dutch process cocoa powder can be used instead, but note that the flavor will be different.
Cornstarch
Cornstarch is my secret ingredient, it makes the cupcakes tender and fluffy and gives them the perfect, slight domed tops. However, if you do not have it on hand you may omit it, note that your cupcakes will likely be flatter though.
Hot coffee/hot water
A hot liquid is essential to properly blooming the cocoa powder (which gives the cake a pronounced, rich chocolate flavor). I like to use hot coffee because the coffee flavor enhances the chocolate, making the flavor even richer and deeper. However, you can just use hot water instead. The hotter the liquid the better; boiling is fine, just be careful!
Please note I don’t recommend using other hot liquids such as hot chocolate which often have other additives and sugar added and could adversely affect the final outcome.
Frosting
I used my Ateco 848 tip to pipe the frosting on the cupcakes in the photos above and in the video. If you wish to frost all of your cupcakes this generously you will want to double the frosting called for in the recipe that I linked to, but honestly you don’t need to and a more modest amount (half the amount shown) works great and allows the cupcake flavor to really shine, it just didn’t look quite as nice in the pictures!
Baking chocolate cupcake batter in different sized pans
You may bake these cupcakes in two 8” pans for 35-37 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs. In two 9” pans the cakes will take a bit less time, start checking at 30-32 minutes. This recipe should also work just fine in a 13x9” pan, but I would keep an eye on it as I haven’t tested it in this size pan yet.
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Hi, Sam! I need to make a quick grocery run and while I was dressing, I decided to watch (listen) this, and BOY! am I glad I did! Another great recipe and your smile always brightens up my day. Thanks, again...
Thank you so much, Deb! :)
Just made this cake .Wow so moist! It was scary thin when all mixed up, but it bakes up soft cloud of a cupcake. Thank You so much Sam, Love what you do for us all.
You're welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! :)
Oh my goodness that was great
Looks so pretty & cute with those colorful sprinkles.Thanks Sam
Thanks so much! 😊
Love all your recipes, I’m no baker but your recipes makes it much easier and I have baked birthday cakes for the whole fam this year ❤
So simple!! I will definitely try these! 😍
Awesome! about to try it. thank you.
Enjoy!!
These are a must make!
I hope you love them 😊
I made these today with your German buttercream frosting. They’re awesome 👏
Fantastic! I'm so glad you liked them! 💜
Hi tried this recipe and it came out beautiful...thanks for this love watching your videos😊😊
I’m so glad to hear it! I hope you love any others you try! 😊
Oh these sound so yummy. I'll be making them with the oreo frosting for our family reunion this weekend. Thanks for sharing.
I hope everyone loves them! :)
Making this in my new 24 cupcake tray lol can’t wait to try them all your recipes are amazing xoxo
I hope you love them! :)
I would try the pasta soon , all your recipes i tried are tasty
These are the best! ❤
Thank you! :)
WOW!!! What a super easy recipe. I'm super anxious to try it. It looks so delicious 😋. Thank you for the video. Take care ✌🏾
Thanks so much! 😊
These look delicious and would probably be excellent with the marshmallow frosting you recently shared. I'll be trying this recipe for sure!
Absolutely--it's a great pairing! Enjoy 😊
Oh, yum!! Nice idea!
Supposedly, this upcoming Tuesday is National Chocolate Cupcake Day and so, I might be making this recipe!
Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderful day to celebrate! I'll have to make sure to make some myself. :)
Hi Sam! I’ve been craving chocolate cake for weeks now, even bought a box mix (cue sad music). This looks so much better! I have the cake ingredients, just need to check on your frosting ingredients. So excited!!!!
You're going to love it! If you don't have enough for this frosting, definitely check out my frosting library; chances are, you have ingredients for one of them!
Girl i love ur recpies 😍
Thank you 🥰
I've been looking for a good chocolate cupcake recipe. I'm also going to check out your buttercream recipe. It looks delicious too. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
Hope you enjoy!
Hi Sam, I just made this cupcakes for a friend and they’re so good!!!!
I'm so glad you enjoyed them! :)
Your recipes are the best❤👌
Thank you! :)
Very very nice chocolate cupcake recipie! I love it! I love chocolate cupcakes! They looks amazing and very chocolate! Have a nice day and good week! Have a good month! 👍👏🍫🍫🍫
Thank you so much 😊
@@SugarSpunRun Thanks! 🙂🙂🙂
Can you please put what ingredients we need, and it would be a lot easier for me and I LOVED it! It was so good after I baked it, you are the best!
They are in the description. :)
Hey Sam, great recipe as always! Could this batter also be used for 9" rounds?
Yes, absolutely 😊
Making these today with a coffee buttercream. I know they will be a hit!
Yum! Enjoy!
@@SugarSpunRun loved them! Just wow
Thank you Sam🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for the video. Can I use coconut oil?
I haven’t tried coconut oil here but I know avocado oil will work. 😊
Hi can i use one springform pan and wat wil b baking time
Hi Sam! Would I be able to substitute the milk in this cake for buttermilk instead?
While I haven't tried it personally, I think it should work. :)
When I tell you these are the best.. please understand.. I’m a choco- holic. If your thing is dark or triple chocolate… no need! So fudgy and you can tell from the batter.
And they do double quite well.
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed them so much! 😊
@@SugarSpunRun I’m so delighted, Sam that you responded! One question about uncooked batter. I have an event coming up and want to make batches ahead to simply pour and bake. How long in the REFRIGERATOR would you say the batter would be good for? Thanks so much!
Please, please, please use your stand mixer 🤣 love this recipe ♥️
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Hi Sam, I hope you’re doing great, I wanted to know if it’s ok to use brown sugar for these cupcakes?
It will work. The cupcakes will turn out a bit “heavier.” Enjoy! 😊😊
@@SugarSpunRun Ok, and can I use buttermilk in the recipe?
Can I make this without cocoa?
Hi sam, I actually don’t know how to make the cupcake and it looks weird as a pancake, you should help me sorry sam I can't understand of this recipe. You should help me can I use a cookie dough Frosting for this recipe is it okay If i use the cookie dough for the eleven cupcakes?
Hi i wanted to know if u have a chicken an mushroom pasta recipe or any pasta recipes
I do have a creamy chicken pasta that you can add mushrooms to, and I have several other pasta recipes on my channel too! Here's the creamy chicken pasta: ua-cam.com/video/Ziv3H_z9Ssw/v-deo.html 😊
Hi Sam, I tried the recipe on the blog several times and always had a hard time with the cupcakes sticking to the liner. Any tips to prevent that?
Ugh, that's so annoying! 🙁 There are a few factors that could cause this, so it’s hard to pinpoint just one. I've found that the least expensive papers tend to be the ones that stick the most. You could try non-stick liners next time, or you can lightly spray your liners before filling them. I hope they still tasted delicious! 🙂
@@SugarSpunRun
I use a little bit of uncooked rice on the cupcake try to soak up any access oil
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Can I ASK About Coffee
How Many Spoons Added To Water???
Could I make your chocolate ones without frostings
Sure thing! :)
Lol the standmixer watching from the corner
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I also wanted to let u know your vinalla cake an vinalla cupcakes is devine without frostings and with
Thank you so much! :)
Can I bake this as a loaf?
I would probably recommend using my chocolate cake instead. :) ua-cam.com/video/rXpWiuHpNhg/v-deo.html
Hi Sam, can I use 1 cup of sugar instead?
I haven't tried reducing the sugar so I can't say for sure how it would turn out.
@@SugarSpunRun I tried it. Came out the same (perfect)just less sweet. 😊
Hi whats reasons for sunken cupcakes, sunken cakes
It looks good but would use water and maybe hot chocolate instead cuz not a coffee drinker
If you want to skip the coffee, just use hot water instead. Hot chocolate contains sugar and other additives we don't need here 😊
You stated 1 1/4 tsp baking soda but the text said 1/4 tsp. Which is it? Thanks!
Written recipe is correct here. 😊
I enjoy mixing my batter by hand...very therapeutic🥣♡
Definitely!
Hi sam can i use cake flour instead.??
That should be fine if you use the proper substitution. If using weight you will use the same weight measurement. If using cups you will need 1C + 2TBSP of cake flour for every 1C of all purpose flour. 🙂
Can I cut the recipe in half.
Sure Tiffany! Why not?
I will even cut it in 4th, because of needing just about 6 at a time. 24 or 12 is too many for me.
Enjoy because I know I will. They look great & so does Sam btw. ♥
Absolutely! 😊
Hi I just started watching your videos and followed all you recipe but mu cupcakes came not so good
O no! I’m so sorry! I may be able to help troubleshoot if you let me know what happened, or how they turned out. 😔