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Perfect Chocolate Cupcakes topped with a chocolate buttercream frosting! Light, fluffy and moist, these easy chocolate cupcakes can be made from scratch in just one bowl, then ice them with a fudgy chocolate buttercream frosting. These classic chocolate cupcakes are ready in less than an hour, and the perfect dessert for any occasion. You can have Chocolate Cupcakes using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chocolate Cupcakes

Prepare 4 of tbps unsalted butter.
Prepare 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.
You need 1/2 cup of water.
Prepare 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
You need 1 cup of granulated sugar.
It's 1/4 cup of plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process).
Prepare 3/4 tsp of baking soda.
Prepare 1/8 tsp of salt.
You need 1 of large egg.
You need 1/4 cup of buttermilk.
You need 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract.

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Chocolate Cupcakes step by step

Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper or foil liners..
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter with the vegetable oil and water over low heat..
In a large bowl, sift the flour with the sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add the melted butter mixture and beat with a handheld mixer at low speed until smooth. Add the egg and beat until incorporated, then add the buttermilk and vanilla and beat until smooth, scraping the bottom and side of the bowl. Pour the batter into the lined muffin tins, filling them about three-fourths full..
Bake the cupcakes in the center of the oven for about 25 minutes, until springy and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean..
Let the cupcakes cool slightly, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely. Frost and top the cupcakes as desired. (See recipes for Chocolate Frosting, Marshmallow Frosting or White Buttercream Frosting.).

Unsweetened chocolate - adding in melted chocolate will give the cupcakes even more decadent chocolate flavor. The flavor reminds me of brownies. Buttermilk - this is the key ingredient for moist. An easy chocolate cupcake recipe that's quick to prepare for birthdays, parties and bake sales. These Chocolate Cupcakes are my favorite type of cupcake.