The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

A plate of chocolate cupcakes, each topped with a generous swirl of creamy chocolate frosting, displayed in white paper liners. The cupcakes are arranged closely together in an appealing manner. The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the cupcakes.
4 from 143 votes

Learn how to make the best chocolate cupcakes – super moist, fluffy and chocolaty cupcakes with chocolate buttercream. This recipe is very easy and better than any store bought cake mix.

A plate of chocolate cupcakes, each topped with a generous swirl of creamy chocolate frosting, displayed in white paper liners. The cupcakes are arranged closely together in an appealing manner. The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the cupcakes.

The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

4 from 143 votes
Prep Time 40 minutes
WORK TIME 20 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 12 yields

Ingredients
 

For the cupcakes:

  • 1 cup 125g All-purpose flour
  • â…“ cup 40g Cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 cup 200g Sugar
  • ½ cup 120ml Buttermilk
  • â…“ cup 80ml Vegetable oil
  • ½ cup 120ml Coffee
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

For the frosting:

  • ½ cup 115g Butter, softened
  • â…“ cup 40g Cocoa powder
  • 1¾ cups 220g Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
    2. In a large bowl sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add sugar, stir and set aside.
    3. In a separate bowl whisk all wet ingredients.
    4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and whisk just until combined. don’t overmix.
    5. Scoop the batter into cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
    6. Make the buttercream: In a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add cocoa powder and. beat until combined. Beat in powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating in between. Add vanilla extract, heavy cream and beat until incorporated. Transfer to a piping bag, pipe onto the cupcakes.
    7. Sprinkle some chocolate sprinkles.

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32 Comments

  1. Sandeepa Khanna says:

    Receipe says 1/2 coffee. So its how many teaspoons of coffee added to water. Thanks

    September 16, 2019
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      About 1-2 teaspoons.

      September 19, 2019
    2. I made a cup of coffee and then measured 1/2 cup for the recipe. I made a 9×13 cake instead of cupcakes and it’s so delicious and moist!

      September 30, 2020
  2. Sandy Oneill says:

    I love choclate. Am excited to try this as it sounds heavenly

    January 17, 2020
    1. zalikha ahmed :) says:

      me too but i am make this cuz i am going somewhere do you think chocolate is best choices or vanilla

      October 1, 2021
    2. zalikha ahmed :) says:

      me too but i am make this cuz i am going somewhere do you think chocolate is best choices or vanilla

      October 1, 2021
  3. Hi, so will adding coffee cause the cupcakes to have a bitter or coffee-like taste? Or do you not taste any of the coffee? Is there any difference when you don’t add the coffee?

    March 3, 2020
    1. In my experience the coffee helps tone down the sweetness of the cupcakes so it isn’t overpowering. You can’t actually taste it, nor are they bitter.

      August 1, 2020
    2. coffee enhances the chocolate. I always add to brownies instead of water.

      August 11, 2020
    3. Coffee is usually added to enhance the chocolate flavor like salt for sugar

      April 2, 2021
  4. Dutch process cocoa powder or natural unsweetened cocoa powder for both cream and batter?

    August 17, 2020
  5. is there any substitute for heavy cream…. its not readily available in my place and homemade is too much task for one 😫

    October 6, 2020
    1. Yes,use coconut cream,works great. Thick Greek yogurt also works well.

      August 9, 2023
    2. I use whatever regular milk or carnation milk if I have no cream.

      May 29, 2024
  6. Vaishnavi says:

    Super and wonderful

    March 4, 2021
  7. Vaishnavi says:

    Thanku for the delicious movement

    March 4, 2021
  8. Vaishnavi says:

    Thanku for the delicious movement

    March 4, 2021
  9. I really love this, because it is well explanatory.

    March 10, 2021
  10. Unknown User 666 says:

    Thx so much I loved it 🥰😉

    March 16, 2021
  11. I love’d this. Thank you very much

    April 10, 2021
  12. Hi chef…can i use brown sugar instead of normal sugar

    June 13, 2021
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Yes, you can

      July 23, 2021
  13. Wanna clarify whether the temperature and time are same if i bake in the air fryer

    June 13, 2021
  14. Is the added coffee hot or at room temperature ?

    July 16, 2021
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Warm coffee

      July 23, 2021
  15. i think because of the coffee the consistency of mine became super liquidy

    October 16, 2021
  16. How many millilitres is half a cup?

    May 22, 2023
  17. Sejal Shah says:

    For the chocolate cupcakes, how much batter goes into a standard size cupcake liner? Is it 1/3 cup each? Thanks!

    January 6, 2024
  18. I will be making a large batch about a week in advance of an event. Do they freeze well? What’s the best wrap to use to ensure they are moist when thawed?

    March 13, 2024
  19. what is the substitute for coffee?

    May 31, 2024
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Water

      June 1, 2024
  20. Uzma Khan says:

    Can I skip egg,if I want to make eggless version of these cupcakes

    October 1, 2024
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