Chocolate Cupcakes

These are deeply chocolatey but still soft and tender...not dry, not dense.

Prep Time15

Cook Time22

Keyword: chocolate cupcake recipe, chocolate cupcakes, easy chocolate cupcakes, moist chocolate cupcakes

Servings: cupcakes

Calories: 190kcal

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk (or buttermilk)
1/3 cup oil vegetable or canola
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup hot coffee or hot water coffee deepens chocolate flavor, you won’t taste coffee.

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together: flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Add: egg, milk, oil and vanilla
Mix until combined.
Slowly pour in the hot coffee or water and stir. Batter will look thin, that’s correct!
Fill liners about 2/3 full.
Bake 18–22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
Cool completely before frosting (this part matters more than people think, warm cupcakes melt buttercream fast).