These chocolate cupcakes are tender and fluffy in texture, full of deep chocolate flavour, and topped with creamy chocolate buttercream and chocolate shavings.
piping bag fitted with large open star tip (I used a Wilton 1M for the cupcakes pictured)
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
¼cupsalted butter, melted
⅓cupneutral flavoured cooking oil
1cupwhite sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1tablespoonwhite vinegar
2eggs
¾cupsour cream
½cupmilk
1 ½cupsall-purpose flour
¼cupunsweetened cocoa powder, sifted(I use Dutch-processed cocoa)
2teaspoonsbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
¼teaspoonsalt
For the Frosting:
¾cupsalted butter, softened
3tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
3cupspowdered sugar (confectioners sugar)
2-3tablespoonsmilk
optional:chocolate shavings for topping
Instructions
To make the Cupcakes:
Preheat the oven to 350℉. Prepare muffin tins with 18 cupcake liners or grease with non-stick spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, oil, sugar, vanilla, vinegar, and eggs until well combined. Add the sour cream and milk and whisk until incorporated.
In another bowl, whisk together the flour, sifted cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pour the dry ingredient mixture into the bowl with the combined wet ingredients and stir just until no streaks or large lumps of flour remain. Do not overmix!
Distribute the batter evenly between the 18 cupcake liners in the prepared pans, filling each liner about ¾ full. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
To make the Frosting:
In a large bowl, cream together the room temperature butter and sifted cocoa using an electric handheld mixer on medium-high speed. Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, mixing on low between each addition. Add 2-3 tablespoons of milk and beat the frosting at high speed until fluffy.
Frost the fully cooled cupcakes using a piping bag fitted with your desired tip. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings, if using. Enjoy!