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Homemade Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

This recipe is so simple! Don't let this easy recipe fool you, these moist chocolate cupcakes are delicious!! Enjoy these cupcakes for your next celebration, or just because!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate cupcakes, Cupcakes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 13
Author Blair Braz

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ cup Cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup Vegetable Oil
  • ½ cup Buttermilk At room temperature
  • 1 Egg At room temperature
  • ½ cup Hot Coffee
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Fill cupcake tray with cupcake liners. Set aside. 
  • Into the bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, combine sifted flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine. 
  • In a separate mixing bowl, combine egg, buttermilk, oil, hot coffee, and vanilla. 
  • Turn your mixer to low speed and add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined - about 30 seconds to 1 minute. 
  • Distribute batter evenly between cupcake liners. They should be about ⅔rds full.
  • Bake for 16-18 minutes. 
  • Remove from cupcake tray after 5 minutes. Cool completely on cooling racks before icing.