I was glancing at my blog archives the other day and I realised, I've never shared a recipe for a basic chocolate cupcakes, or even a vanilla one for that matter. Basic recipes are the building blocks of baking, once you've mastered a simple chocolate cupcake, you can customise it to your hearts content. Here I'm sharing the recipe for my favourite, super moist and delicious, chocolate cupcake.
These babies are people pleasers. Chocolate cake can often be dry and a bit uninspired, but this one is so light and moist you'll be going back for seconds, even thirds. Once you've got this one down. you can add in a little peppermint extract for a chocolate mint cake or maybe grated orange zest for a nice chocolate orange zing. The world is your oyster.
So guys and girls, are there any more basic recipes you'd like to see here? I'd love to whip up some more simple bakes.
*I wholeheartedly apologise for using the word moist, I know I know. I hate it too.
Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes
These babies are people pleasers. Chocolate cake can often be dry and a bit uninspired, but this one is so light and moist you'll be going back for seconds, even thirds. Once you've got this one down. you can add in a little peppermint extract for a chocolate mint cake or maybe grated orange zest for a nice chocolate orange zing. The world is your oyster.
So guys and girls, are there any more basic recipes you'd like to see here? I'd love to whip up some more simple bakes.
*I wholeheartedly apologise for using the word moist, I know I know. I hate it too.
Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 150g plain flour
- 200g caster sugar
- 40g cocoa powder
- 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2tsp fine salt
- 1 large egg
- 120ml buttermilk
- 120ml sunflower oil
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 120ml hot water
- For the frosting :
- 250g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 350g plain chocolate, melted
- 20g cocoa powder
- 500g icing sugar
- 50-75ml whole milk
Cooking Directions:
- Preheat oven to 175°C and line a 12 hole cupcake tray with liners.
- Sift all of the dry ingredients into a large bowl and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer add the egg, buttermilk, sunflower oil and vanilla and mix together. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing all the time. Add the water and mix to a thin batter.
- Fill each cupcake liner 1/2 way with the chocolate batter and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool in the tray for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Make your frosting while the cakes are cooling.
- Beat the softened butter in your electric mixer until smooth, pour in the melted chocolate and beat to combine. Add in the cocoa and icing sugar and mix, slowly add the milk until you reach a good piping consistency. (Not too stiff, not too soft). You may not need all of the milk.
- Using a large closed star nozzle pipe a swirl of buttercream onto each cooled cupcake. Cakes can be kept in an airtight tin for up to 3 days.
