Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes

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These chocolate cupcakes are super chocolaty. I love that they bake perfectly. I used to use my favorite chocolate cake recipe to make cupcakes but they would always sink. As I said, these bake perfectly and they’re super chocolaty. The buttercream is delicious but not too chocolaty which is good because everything balances out.

I decorated some with rainbow sprinkles and the other half with chocolate chips. If you call that decorating. This recipe makes about a dozen cupcakes which I think is perfect because sometimes those recipes that make over 30 cupcakes can be a bit much. No offense to my banana cupcake recipe. Those things are so delicious, I don’t care if I just want 1 cupcake and it makes 68. I’ll still make them.

Speaking of bananas and chocolate, I definitely want to experiment in the kitchen and create a chocolate banana cupcake with some type of chocolate cream cheese frosting. YUM! But for now, give these a try.

Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate Buttercream, Chocolate Cupcakes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 470

Author: Julie of CookedbyJulie.com

Super sweet double chocolate cupcakes with homemade chocolate frosting make for the perfect birthday surprise!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup melted milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Chocolate Buttercream

• 10 ounces unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, sift the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
• Add the eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, and melted chocolate.
• Add the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk.
• Using an ice-cream scoop, scoop the batter evenly in your muffin tin and bake for 15-18 minutes.
To make the frosting, Using an electric mixer, beat the unsalted butter for 2-3 minutes or until smooth.
• Add the vanilla extract, unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and milk.
• Mix for 4-5 minutes on medium-high speed for 3-4 minutes or until fluffy.
• Using a piping bag, frost your cooled cupcakes and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 920IU | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1.7mg

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