Best Chocolate Cupcakes From Scratch
Quick, easy, best chocolate cupcake recipe, homemade from scratch with simple ingredients. Topped off with chocolate frosting. Rich, soft, moist and fluffy.
Servings: 24 Cupcakes
Calories: 264kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs Large
- ¾ cup Buttermilk
- ¼ cup Oil
- ¾ cups Coffee Strongly brewed, Warm and NOT boiling hot
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
- 1.5 cups Granulated sugar
- ¾ cup Cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1.5 teaspoon Baking soda
- 4 cups Chocolate buttercream frosting
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, oil, water, vanilla extract until smooth. Keep aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda.
- Dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- Pour batter in cupcake liners.
- Baker at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool down completely.
- While the cupcakes are baking and cooling, prepare chocolate frosting.
- Fill a piping bag with chocolate buttercream and attach a large star tip (e.g. Tip # 1M) and frost a swirl on top of each cupcake. Enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1.4mg