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    Home » Recipes » Baking » Easy Chocolate Cupcakes

    Published: Apr 6, 2020 · Modified: May 13, 2024 by Marianne Rogerson · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Easy Chocolate Cupcakes

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    This easy chocolate cupcakes recipe is perfect for kids learning to bake on their own. They are delicious too!

    This is my daughter's favorite basic chocolate cupcake recipe and was the first baking recipe she mastered alone.

    Chocolate cupcakes easy recipe

    It's a pretty forgiving recipe and they have always turned out well when she has made them.

    So if you are looking for a really easy recipe for chocolate cupcakes, then this is it. Enjoy!

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    How to make chocolate cupcakes

    As with any basic cupcake recipe, to make these you start by creaming together the butter and sugar. Then add in the milk and vanilla. Then mix in the eggs one at a time, before folding in the flour to complete the cake batter.

    Easy chocolate cupcakes recipe

    The batter is then scooped into cupcake cases and baked in the oven. So simple!

    My daughter likes to use a handheld electric whisk to make these kids chocolate cupcakes. You could also use a stand mixer if you have one.

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    Top tips for making chocolate cupcakes

    Here are a few tips that will help this simple chocolate cupcake recipe a success, and will also teach your kids some great baking tips they can use in other recipes too.

    • Be sure to pre-heat the oven and get your cupcake tin ready before you start, so that your cake batter isn't sitting around waiting once it's ready to be baked.
    • Make sure your eggs and butter are at room temperature before you start.
    • Crack the eggs into a cup or small bowl before adding to the cake mixture. This means that if you break any shell into the egg, or you are unlucky enough to have a bad egg, you won't have ruined your cake mixture.
    Breaking eggs for making chocolate cupcakes
    • Add a spoonful of the flour with each egg when you mix it in. This helps prevent the mixture from curdling.
    • Mix and sieve the dry ingredients together before you start and set them aside so that they are ready to mix in as soon as you need them. This means your cake mixture isn't sitting around waiting for you to measure these ingredients.
    • When folding in flour, you should use a metal spoon or rubber spatula and move it in a figure-of-eight motion to mix in the ingredients. This ensures the mixture gets air in it, to help the cake nice and light and give you more chance of having nice moist chocolate cupcakes.
    • Using an ice cream scoop to measure the cake mixture into the cupcake cases makes it easier and makes your measurements more even.
    • Leave them in the muffin tin for a couple of minutes and then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before decorating.

    Frosting for Chocolate Cupcakes

    My daughter loves to ice these homemade chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting and decorate with them sprinkles.

    frosted chocolate cupcakes

    This is the frosting we use to make chocolate iced cupcakes.

    • 1 cup butter, softened
    • 4 cups icing sugar, sifted
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 tablespoons milk
    • food coloring (optional)

    To make it, use an electric whisk or stand mixer. First beat the butter til soft and smooth, then slowly add in 3 cups of the sugar and mix until smooth. Then add in the vanilla and milk and then finally add in the remaining sugar until you have the consistency you want.

    If the icing is too runny, add more sugar. If it is too stiff, add more milk.

    To decorate these chocolate cupcakes, you can choose to simply spoon the icing on top and smooth it down with a spoon, or use a piping bag to create more pretty chocolate cupcakes.

    Decorating chocolate cupcakes

    My daughter loves doing this and has really started to perfect the technique! If you are piping the buttercream, then make sure it isn't too stiff or it will be hard to squeeze out of the bag.

    We use the Wilton open star tip 1M - it's the easiest and best icing tip to use for decorating cupcakes. Remember to squeeze from the top of the bag and work slowly while you are learning.

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    easy chocolate cupcakes recipe

    Easy Chocolate Cupcakes

    This easy chocolate cupcakes recipe is great for kids learning to bake on their own. Delicious too!
    4.72 from 7 votes
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    Course: Baking
    Cuisine: International
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 178kcal
    Author: Marianne Rogerson

    Equipment

    • Disposable Piping Bags
    • Wilton Icing Tip Set, X-Large
    • Silicone Spatula
    • Cookie Scoop
    • Cupcake Liners
    • Muffin Tray

    Ingredients

    • 100 g self-raising flour (½ cup)
    • 40 g tbsp cocoa powder (2.5 tbsp)
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 150 g butter (⅔ cup)
    • 150 g soft light brown sugar (¾ cup)
    • 3 tablespoon milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 large eggs

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat oven to 180C / 350F. Line a muffin tray with cupcake cases.
    • In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Set aside.
    • Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
    • Stir in the milk and vanilla extract.
    • Add one egg, together with one tablespoon of the flour mixture and mix until fully incorporated.
    • Add the second egg with one tablespoon of the flour mixture and mix until fully incorporated.
    • Fold in the rest of the flour mixture until well mixed together.
    • Use an ice cream scoop to divide the mixture between the cupcake cases.
    • Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when dipped into the middle of the cupcake.
    • Leave to cook in the tray for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before icing.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 207mg | Sugar: 11g
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