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Simply Perfect Chocolate Cupcakes

Scratch-made chocolate cupcakes that are moist, deeply chocolaty, and so easy to make! These cupcakes have a slightly domed top and a fluffy texture, but are sturdy enough to stand up to your favorite buttercream.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best chocolate cupcake recipe, chocolate cupakes, chocolate cupcake recipe, chocolate cupcake recipes
Servings: 32 cupcakes
Calories: 126kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Place the sugar, all-purpose flour, cake flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
  • Mix in the butter on low speed, until the mixture resembles moist crumbs.
  • Stir in the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula after each addition. Add the Greek yogurt and vanilla, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl to be sure all the ingredients are well-combined. Beat on medium speed for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, to aerate the batter and build the cake’s structure.
  • Fill lined cupcake wells just over half full (approx. 1/4 cup of batter).
  • Bake for 15 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
  • Cool completely before frosting.

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Notes

*If you don’t have buttermilk, you can substitute by stirring 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar into 1 cups of regular milk. Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes, or until thickened and slightly curdled.
Try topping these cupcakes with one of my favorite frosting recipes:
Click here for the layer cake version of this cupcake recipe: Simply Perfect Chocolate Cake.
Click here for the vanilla version of this cupcake recipe: Simply Perfect Vanilla Cupcakes.
Click here for the vanilla layer cake recipe: Perfect Vanilla Cake Recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.7mg