So of course I need a fabulous chocolate cupcake recipe to go with the fudge frosting I posted awhile ago. I take my cupcakes very seriously and have tried a gazillion different recipes until I found this one. Its from Deep Dark Chocolate by Sara Perry and Jane Zwinger at Chronicle books.
Ive used it for wedding cupcakes and for 'just because'. Its always a hit.
Chocolate Cupcakes
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup very hot coffee
1 cup AP flour
1/2 baking soda
pinch of salt
6 tablespoons butter at room temperature
2/3 cup white sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon real vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add liners to a standard 12 cup muffin tin.
In a small bowl combine the cocoa and coffee.Stir until blended and let rest 5 minutes.
In another bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
Stir the cocoa mixture then add it into the utter mixture a bit at a time, alternating with the flour mixture until just blended and smooth.
Divide the batter equally among the muffin tins, filling them about 3/4 full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20-24 minutes. Do not over-bake. In my electric oven its closer to the 20 minutes so you should start checking then.
Their book has a ton of fab recipes and last time I checked could be tracked down online at Amazon. Deep Dark Chocolate is a keeper!
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