12 chocolate cupcakes
classic chocolate cupcakes
Servings: 12 cupcake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup boiling water, or hot coffee
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder or dutch process cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 tablespoons oil I use avocado oil, vegetable oil can also be used
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup heavy cream, or whole milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Line a 12 portion cupcakes pan with cupcake liners.
- In a bowl, mix boiling whisk hot water or coffee, cocoa, and baking soda. Set this bowl aside.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together melted butter, oil, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
- Mix in eggs, then stir in flour and baking powder to the cocoa mixture and whisk it until it's blended, then add in heavy cream and mix until just combined.
- Add in the cocoa mixture until well blended.
- Place 3 tablespoons into each cupcake liner in the cupcake pan.
- Bake for 18-21 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.