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Chocolate Cupcakes

Moist one-bowl chocolate cupcakes made with cocoa and oil. They stay soft for days.

⏱ 1 hr 20 min (15 min prep, 20 min cooking, 45 min waiting) 🍽 Serves 24 · 1 cupcake, unfrosted make aheadkid friendlyfreezer friendly vegetarian

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ContainsMilk, Eggs, Wheat. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 24 servings
  • 1Β½ cup All-purpose flour
  • 1Β½ cup Granulated sugar
  • ΒΎ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1Β½ tsp Baking soda
  • ΒΎ tsp Baking powder
  • ΒΎ tsp Table salt
  • 2 Eggs, large
  • ΒΎ cup Whole milk
  • Β½ cup Vegetable oil (soybean)
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • ΒΎ cup Water, boiling

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: two 12-cup muffin pans, paper liners, mixing bowl, whisk, kettle, cooling racks.

  1. Heat the oven to 350Β°F and line 24 muffin cups.
  2. Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  3. Whisk in the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla until smooth. A grown-up whisks in the boiling water; the batter will be thin. Don’t eat or taste the raw batter, and don’t let kids lick the spoon: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs (FDA). Bake it first.
  4. Fill the liners about half full (a pitcher or measuring cup makes it easy). Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
  5. Cool completely before frosting.
Make aheadBake a day ahead; frost the day of the party.
❄️ FreezerFreeze unfrosted up to 2 months.
β†Ί LeftoversKeep covered at room temperature up to 3 days.
πŸ§’ With kidsKids can line the pans and whisk the dry ingredients.
Dairy-free swapUse plant milk.

Goes well with

🍦 Vanilla Buttercream🍫 Chocolate Buttercream

Good to know

All-purpose vs. bread flour (and friends) Baking soda vs. baking powder Table salt vs. kosher salt vs. sea salt Cooking Fats Compared

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our Birthday parties collection; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.