I made these for my daughters 5th birthday party, and they were a big success. It’s a very easy recipe and comes out beautifully. I love to pair this recipe up with vanilla buttercream and a bit of food coloring to tie together the birthday theme. In our case, it was rainbow-unicorns, so. E-A-S-Y as 1-2-3 Chocolate Cupcakes
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This recipe will yield 12 cupcakes
Author: Dara Boxer
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup natural unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup warm coffee, or 8 fluid oz
- 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
- ⅓ cup light olive oil or vegetable oil
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Line cupcake pan with liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly whisk together dry ingredients. In another mixing bowl, whisk together wet ingredients. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir until just commended and no dry streaks remain. Batter will be a bit loose.
- Use an ice cream scoop to portion batter, filling each cup ⅔ full. Bake for 18-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely before frosting.