Chocolate Cupcakes
By Today's Parent
Photo: iStockphoto
Looking for an easy recipe for chocolate cupcakes that tastes great and works perfectly as a base for your awesome cupcake decorating ideas? Here it is!
Ingredients
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1/2 cup
unsweetened
cocoa powder
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2/3 cup
boiling water
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1 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
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1 cup
granulated sugar
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2 tsp
baking powder
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1/2 tsp
salt
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1/2 cup
vegetable oil
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2
eggs
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1 tsp
vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). In a large bowl, whisk cocoa with boiling water until no lumps remain. In a medium bowl, whisk flour with sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Whisk oil into slightly cooled cocoa mixture, then whisk in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until combined. The batter will be very thick.
- Spoon batter into 12 paper-lined muffin cups. Bake 16-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. Cool on a rack.
Note
Try our icing or frosting on these cupcakes for double the fun.
