Best Ever Chocolate Cupcakes
Whether its for birthday parties, last minute visitors or rainy days that turn into baking days, everyone needs a fail proof chocolate cupcake recipe. Today was a baking day and after a frantic few hours of thinking I'd lost my best ever cupcake recipe, and eventually finding said recipe on a piece of paper folded up inside a cook book, the value of this magnificent recipe was fully realised. Also the fact that I really need to get some kind of functioning filing system for my recipes...
These cupcakes are extremely chocolately and super-moist, and topped with the best chocolate buttercream icing you will ever have. Trust me! They are fail proof - super quick and easy to make - yet taste like you've slaved away for hours.
I found this recipe online a few years ago. I wish I could credit the person who'd posted it. Whoever you are, I am eternally grateful!
Chocolate Cupcakes (makes 18 medium size cupcakes)
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Method
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line cupcake trays with cupcake liners.
Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Add the remaining ingredients and beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes.
Using a 1/3 cup measure, scoop mixture into prepared cupcake trays.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Best Ever Chocolate Buttercream Icing (Makes enough to generously ice 18 cupcakes. If there's any left, it can be frozen or enjoyed on its own!)
350g icing sugar
100g cocoa
90ml cold water
230g soft unsalted butter
Place the cocoa, icing sugar and softened butter in a large bowl. Mix together using an electric beater and gradually add the water.
Once the cupcakes have cooled, top generously with this buttercream icing!
