Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

This chocolate cupcake recipe is a basic recipe every baker needs on hand. These ultimate chocolate cupcakes are moist, fluffy and full of flavor you won’t want to miss!

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Ingredients List:

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In a medium bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Then slowly add the boiling water and whisk together.

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In a large bowl combine the sugar, melted butter, oil and vanilla. Then whisk in the eggs until well combined.

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Beat in the cocoa mixture and milk into the egg mixture. Then sift in the flour and stir the batter until well combined.

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Scoop out the batter into a prepped muffin tin, then bake for about 20 minutes. Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

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Combine all the ingredients for the frosting in a large bowl. Then spread or pipe the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.

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ENJOY!

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