Chocolate Cupcakes

By Mymiseenplace

These are moist and soft and light and delicious!

Ingredients

• Cupcakes:
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup and 2 tblsp of all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup and 2 tblsp of cocoa powder, sifted
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup oil (vegetable, canola)
• 2-3 tblsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• Frosting:
• 6 tblsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• milk (keep adding up to 1/4 cup as needed)
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp corn syrup

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 12 muffin cups. Now it’s really just a matter of setting up your mise en place and stirring as you go. This is a one bowl recipe and I didn’t even use my mixer. Just a wooden spoon and a few good stirs. The batter will be quite thin – this is normal…and also easier to mix. Aside from sifting the cocoa powder into the bowl everything else can just be tossed in!

I bake my cupcakes for 18 minutes, turning halfway through. I would say anywhere between 15 and 20 minutes (whenever a toothpick comes out clean!). I always set the baking sheet right onto the cooling rack for about 15 minutes. Once the pan is cool enough to touch I remove the cupcakes and place them directly on the cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.