How To Make THE BEST Easy Chocolate Cupcakes from Scratch // Lindsay Ann Bakes

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Ultra moist and fudgy cupcakes with a deep chocolatey flavor, topped with a chocolate frosting that melts in your mouth. Perfect for the ultimate chocolate lover. These cupcakes are rich and fudgy but have a light fluffy texture when you bite into them. A few secret ingredients make these truly the best chocolate cupcakes that can be paired with any sort of frosting flavor combination ever.

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THE BEST Chocolate Cupcakes

Yield: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients
Cupcakes:
1/2 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules (may use 1/2 hot coffee instead)
6 tablespoons (30g) unsweetened cocoa powder, dutch processed
1 cup (192g) granulated white sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup (120g) sour cream, room temperature
3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons (105g) all-purpose flour, weighed or spooned and leveled
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Chocolate Frosting:
1/2 cup (1 stick/4oz) unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups (1/2lb) powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar), sifted
3-4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream (sub half and half or milk if necessary)
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (dutch processed or natural)

Directions
Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with baking cups.

Dissolve the instant coffee and cocoa powder into the boiling water and set aside. With an electric mixer, beat together the sugar, oil and egg on medium-high speed, for about 2 minutes, until smooth and pale in color. Beat in the vanilla and sour cream.

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Slowly add flour mixture, on low speed, until just incorporated. In a steady stream, beat in the cocoa mixture until fully combine. Scrape down bottom and sides of bowl. Beat for about 20-30 seconds until smooth and thin.

Distribute the batter between the baking cups, filling about 3/4 full. Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. (About 10 minutes for mini cupcakes). Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:
With an electric mixer, beat the softened butter on medium-high speed until light and creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in vanilla and salt. Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, starting on on low and increasing to medium, until fully incorporated, scraping down sides and bottom of bowl as needed. Add 1-2 tablespoons of cream, until smooth. Beat in cocoa powder, followed by remaining cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Scrape down bottom and sides of bowl. Increase to medium-high speed and beat for an additional 3-5 minutes until smooth, light and fluffy.

Frost completely cooled cupcakes.

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