The best chocolate cupcakes are moist and have deep, chocolate flavor. These deliver!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Servings: 12
Calories: 125kcal
Author: Lucy Brewer
Ingredients
1cupall-purpose flour
1 cup granulated white sugar
½cupcocoa powder
1 tspbaking powder
½tspbaking soda
¼tsp salt
1eggroom temperature
½cupbuttermilkroom temperature
½cupvegetable oil
1tbspvanilla extract
½cuphot water
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the cupcake liners in the muffin pan. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, whisk egg, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract. Whisk vigorously until everything is well combined.
Add flour mixture to wet batter in batches until everything is well incorporated without any lumps.
Stir in the hot water and just combine the batter without over-mixing it.
Using an ice cream scoop, spoon the batter equally into 12 muffin liners about 2/3rd full. Bake chocolate cupcakes for 20-22 minutes until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Place the cupcakes on a wire rack and allow them to rest until cool before frosting.