These Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes are chocolaty, moist and basically perfect! Top them with vanilla buttercream or chocolate buttercream for dessert heaven. They are also wickedly easy for a from scratch cupcake.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupckes, chocolate, chocolate cupcakes from scratch, easy baking recipe
Servings: 30
Calories: 406kcal
Author: Mirlandra Neuneker
Ingredients
For The Cupcakes
2cupssugar
2cupsall-purpose flour
3/4cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa or other high quality cocoa or dark cocoa
1-1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1-1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonsalt
2large eggs
1cupmilk
1/2cupvegetable oil
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1teaspoonalmond extract
1cupboiling water
For Vanilla Buttercream
1cupsalted butterroom temperature
8cupspowdered sugar(a 32oz bag)
⅛teaspoonsalt
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1teaspoonalmond extract
7Tablespoonwhole milk
For Chocolate Buttercream
8ozpackage cream cheeseroom temp
½cupsalted butterroom temp
3cupspowdered sugar
½cupunsweetened cocoa powder such as Hershey or Hershey Dark
1teaspoonvanilla extract
¼ - ½teaspoonalmond extract
Instructions
To Bake The Cupcakes
Put oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 350°F.
Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners
In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Add eggs, milk, oil, vanilla and almond extract. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
With the mixer on low, stir in boiling water (the batter will be very thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake about 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes.
To Make The Frosting
Put all the frosting ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on low until combined, scraping sides and bottom as needed until the frosting comes together.
Turn the mixer to high and beat for 3 minutes. Scrape the sides and beat an additional 2 minutes on high.
Frost the cupcakes with a Wilton 1M tip for a swirl pattern or frost as desired.