Cupcakes may come in many flavors, but chocolate is still a real favorite. Slowly beat in the flour mixture followed by the buttermilk with the mixer on low speed. Give the bowl one more scrape, all the way to the bottom, to make sure there are no patches of flour or butter. I am a big fan of Sour Cream Chocolate Cake and love that I was able to incorporate it into cupcakes.
I've tried countless cupcakes over the years, but this is my top favorite recipe. To get enough of that rich chocolate flavor I added both melted chocolate and cocoa powder. Probably will be my go-to choc cupcake recipe. This chocolate cupcake recipe yields 12 cupcakes which equates to one 9-inch round cake layer.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee. I wanted to know can I substitute dark chocolate instead of using cocoa powder. Dutch-process cocoa powder has been neutralized of its acid, so it was only the sour cream and small amount of brown sugar.
We used vegan chocolate chips for the cupcake pictured below. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool on a rack. This recipe only makes 14-16 cupcakes which is the same as one square baking dish or 9-inch round cake layer.
Frost completely cooled cupcakes. Ms. Heatter's recipe, modestly entitled, Chocolate Cupcakes†from her 1974 book Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts,†produced a rich, moist crumb that relies on cocoa powder for its deep chocolatey flavor. Add wet ingredients to dry mixture and stir well with spoon.
Let the cupcakes cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack. Pecans - I use them in baking recipes, part of trail mixes, I add them to cheese boards, or just snack on them, buying pecans in bulk will definitely save you some money. In a medium Cupcakes bowl combine confectioners sugar and cocoa powder.
We even make vegan Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes using a variation of this recipe that's perfect for fall and Thanksgiving. For the frosting, I made my Nutella buttercream , but you can use anything you like. I created chocolate cupcakes where the cake was moist and light with an unmistakable chocolate flavor.
I realize 100% that cream cheese frosting on chocolate cupcakes might seem a little unorthodox, but I had a hankering for cream cheese frosting and cupcakes. With batter like thick brownie mix, yields maybe 21 cupcakes. Two words: Chocolate Cupcake. If that sounds low, consider that more than half of all tasters not only thought that the chocolate cupcake recipe was good, but also thought that it was the best chocolate cupcake recipe they have ever tasted.
One of my favorite cupcakes is simply the classic chocolate cupcake with vanilla bean icing. But when I'm making frosting for taste, rather than for looks, I prefer a whipped chocolate ganache (recipe below) for chocolate and my cooked flour vanilla frosting for vanilla.
These were hands-down the BEST chocolate cupcakes I have ever tasted, let alone baked myself. In a medium sized bowl, sift the cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together until thoroughly combined. I find that chocolate cupcakes are rarely flavorful or moist enough for my liking….until I came upon this recipe.