Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
- 1½ cup of granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup Hershey's dark unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease cupcake pan or place cupcake liners in pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add butter and sugar and cream with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time and mix until well incorporated.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Add ½ of the dry ingredient mixture to the creamed butter and mix until just combined (do not over-mix).
- Add ½ of the buttermilk and mix until combined.
- Repeat steps 7 and 8.
- Fill each cupcake liner until ¾ full.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for five minutes.
- Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to complete the cooling process.
- Frost with icing when completely cooled.
Recipe by OurKidsMom at https://www.ourkidsmom.com/ladybug-cupcakes-homemade-chocolate-cupcakes-recipe/
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