Chocolate Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2/3 cup boiling water; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla

Prep Time45 mins
Total Time45 mins
Makes12 cupcakes

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

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2/3 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
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.

Try our icing or frosting on these cupcakes for double the fun.

This article was originally published on May 14, 2014