Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
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Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 2/3 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cups buttermilk (or milk)
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
Frosting
- 3/4 cups butter
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- dash salt
- 3-6 teaspoons cream
Directions
| Cupcakes | |
| Step 1 | |
| In a small bowl, stir together the cocoa, oil, and water until smooth. Set aside. In a mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add half of the milk and half of the flour. Mix well. Add baking soda and salt, mix again. Add remaining milk and flour and mix until well incorporated. stir in the chocolate mixture until well blended. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Pour batter into lined cupcake pans and bake for about 14 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting. | |
| Frosting | |
| Step 3 | |
| In a large bowl beat butter and cocoa powder until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, and 3 TBS cream and beat again. If the frosting is too thick, add more cream 1 TBS at a time. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes. If adding sprinkles, do so immediately after frosting. | |
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Heidi says
Hi! I want to make these for my daughters birthday…I prefer coconut oil over any other oil, can I substitute canola with coconut here? 🙂
Stephanie Brubaker says
Yes you can, Heidi! You may have the best luck if you melt the coconut oil before adding to the batter. Also you will need to add about 2 TBS more water. Enjoy!
Vivien says
how many cupcakes does this recipe make?
Stephanie says
About 20 cupcakes. Enjoy!
Xy says
Which Cream for the frosting….I mean what kind of cream?
Stephanie says
Just regular heavy cream. Or you can use milk instead 🙂
Miranda says
Hi, what sort of flour (plain or self raising) am cooking them right now and they rose then collapsed 🙁
Stephanie says
Just use regular all purpose flour. If they collapsed on you they may not have been finished cooking.
Courtney says
Hi!
I’m just wondering if you used unsweetened cocoa powder because I used that for a cake around thanksgiving and it was somewhat bitter. (I’m not sure if there’s a sweetened cocoa powder)
Stephanie says
Yes, use unsweetened cocoa. These are not at all bitter, so no worries 🙂
Stephanie says
About 22 cupcakes. Enjoy, Madison!
Madison says
how many cupcakes does this recipe make?
Amber says
Oven temp?
Stephanie says
Oh my! So sorry about that. 350*
ashley says
Thanks!
KayleneP @ The Links Site says
These look too good to resist! Also the lemon ones with lemon frosting sound awesome!
Emily says
Gorgeous cupcakes!
Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent says
These look so good. Love double chocolate. Thanks for sharing 🙂