Description
Moist chocolate cake cupcakes topped with fluffy chocolate buttercream. An easy homemade cupcake recipe perfect for birthdays, parties, or dessert.
Ingredients
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For the batter:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. espresso powder
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1⁄2 tsp. sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup hot coffee
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
For the Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 1⁄2 cups softened butter
- 1⁄2 cup sifted cocoa powder
- 1⁄2 cup chocolate chunks or chips
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- 6 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 12 cup muffin pan with liners for these moist chocolate cake cupcakes..
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour,
sugar, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside
- In a separate medium size bowl, add the remaining liquid ingredients and whisk until combined.
- Slowly add the wet ingredients into the sifted dry ingredients and mix with a hand mixer just until combined. (Don’t overmix)
- Scoop batter into paper liners, using a large cookie scoop, filling about 3⁄4 of the way full.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
- Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the muffin pan and allow to completely cool before frosting.
- In the bowl of a stand up mixer, add the softened butter and mix on high for about 10 minutes until the butter has turned very light in color.
- In a small, heatsafe bowl, add the chocolate chunks and microwave in 30 second intervals until melted. Stir.
- Turn the stand mixer on low and add the sifted cocoa powder, salt, vanilla and melted chocolate chunks.
- Alternatively add the powdered sugar and the heavy cream, a little at a time until fully incorporated. The frosting should be fluffy and smooth.
- Fill a piping bag, fitted with a large star tip and frost the cooled cupcakes. Decorate as desired!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-23 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American