Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
Homemade chocolate cupcakes with a rich chocolate frosting.
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup boiling water
- ½ tablespoon instant coffee
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ cup sour cream
Chocolate Frosting
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter unsalted, room temperature
- 6 oz chocolate coarsely chopped
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Line muffin tins with 24 liners.
- Cream together butter and sugar.
- Add in 1 egg at a time.
- Add in the salt, vanilla, baking soda, and baking powder. Stir.
- Add in the cocoa powder.
- Combine the boiling water and the instant coffee in a cup and stir until dissolved.
- Stir into mixture.
- Slowly add in flour and be careful not to overbeat.
- Gently stir in the sour cream until mixed.
- Fill liners halfway and bake for about 15 minutes. Check center of cupcakes with a toothpick.
- Let cool completely before frosting.
Chocolate Frosting
- Melt the 6 oz. of chocolate using a double boiler.
- Beat the butter until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, followed by the confectioner's sugar.
- Add in the melted chocolate and beat.
- Beat until smooth and creamy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 334IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg
