Easy Chocolate Cupcakes

Creamed butter and sugar combined with egg and vanilla extract. Mixture of unsweetened cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt are combined with wet ingredients. Batter is poured into individual muffin cups and baked. Once cooled the cupcakes are frosted with white frosting and decorated as desired.

Ingredients -
3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) Unsalted Butter, room temperature
1 cup Sugar
3 large Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Sour Cream
Easy White Icing
Sprinkles (optional)
 
Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Line 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners.

2. Into a medium bowl, sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

3. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each, then beat in vanilla.

5. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with sour cream and beginning and ending with flour.

6. Pour batter into cups, filling each 3/4 full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

7. Cool in pan 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, then spread with Easy White Icing using a table knife or small offset spatula.

8. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired.

 



Cupcake Making Tips -
Egg Shell Color

Egg shell color has nothing to do with the nutritional content or quality of the egg. It simply refers to the type of chicken that laid the egg.


Cupcake Making Tips -
Unsweetened Chocolate

Unsweetened chocolate is pure chocolate with no sugar added. It is usually equal parts chocolate solids and chocolate butter.

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