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The Best Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Everyone loves a good chocolate cupcake recipe. There is something so decadent and tasty about them, that you always want more.
This recipe is absolutely perfect for chocolate lovers, as it doubles up with a delicious, creamy ganache filling.
Once you try one, you will beg for another.
Ingredients for Chocolate Cupcakes
- Bittersweet chocolate
- Heavy cream
- Confectioner’s sugar
- Cocoa powder
- Coffee powder
- Bread flour
- Baking soda
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Unsalted butter
- Milk
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Bake the Perfect Cupcake?
To bake the perfect cupcake, make sure the ingredients are at room temperature and don’t overmix the batter. For the best and most even looking cupcakes, use a scoop to fill the cupcake liners rather than guessing. Make sure to preheat the oven, and bake at the center of the oven. Additionally, check to store them correctly and frost them completely to prevent moisture from escaping.
How Many Calories?
This recipe has 505 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
This dish is best served as dessert. For a delicious arrangement of desserts, I recommend the following recipes.
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Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
Ganache Filling
- 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
- 3/4 cup bread flour
- 3/4 cup baking sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3-4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
Ganache Filling
- Combine all three ingredients for the Ganache Filling in a bowl. Double boil the chocolate mixture. Whisk the mixture until smooth. Remove from the double boiler and chill in the refrigerator for not more than 25 minutes.
Chocolate Cupcakes
- Mix the bittersweet chocolate with the cocoa powder in a bowl. In a cup, pour 3/4 cup of hot water into the instant coffee powder. Slowly add the coffee into the chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth. Chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Sift the bread flour, sugar, salt and baking soda in a bowl. Set aside.
- Use a new bowl and beat the oil, eggs, white vinegar and vanilla extract together. Slowly add in the chocolate-coffee mixture. Whisk well.
- Next, add in the sifted ingredients 2-3 tablespoons each time and whisk until smooth. Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners. Drop in a rounded teaspoon of the Ganache Filling into the center of each cupcake batter. Bake the cupcakes for 15-18 minutes until firm to touch.
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- Use a mixer with a paddle attachment and beat the butter until soft and fluffy at medium speed. Slowly pour in 3 cups of confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, and mix well. Then add the vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon heavy cream while mixing for another 2-3 minutes.
- Adjust the icing stiffness accordingly. Add an additional 1 tablespoon of heavy cream if the icing consistency is too stiff, or 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar if the icing is too thin.
Notes
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Amazing, it looks really very tasty, gonna try it today.
Does this recipe use regular cocoa powder or Dutch processed?
Wow..so yummy…my daughter just could’nt stop asking for more?
That’s great.
Can i change the vinegar with lemon juice?
You can try!
Hi, i made this recipe few times and everybody loved the cupcakes. But i have a problem, sometimes the chocolate ganache is melting outside the cupcake when i bake it. I dont know whats wrong. Do you have any idea to fix this?
Is it because i use self raising flour instead of bread flour?
Thanks
It’s possible. I am not sure.
hi, cupcake looks yummy… i’m just wondering how did you make your buttercream so smooth. i always have this problem with buttercream.. whenever i add the powdered sugar it seems there’s a sand in it even if i beat it for a long time. how should i correct this? your reply will be a great help..
You can use a strainer to make it smoother.
Baked this for my daughter’s birthday this week. Everyone loved it. My husband says that it’s the best cupcake he’s ever eaten, and requested me to bake it again. :) I’ll be using this recipe from now on. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks Em for trying my chocolate cupcakes recipe.