Chocolate Cupcakes
The best chocolate cupcakes are moist and have deep, chocolate flavor. These deliver!
Servings: 12
Calories: 125kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg room temperature
- ½ cup buttermilk room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup hot 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.
