Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes With Double Chocolate Frosting Recipe 445 Food

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners.
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
• 3. Add in vegetable oil, hot water, egg and vanilla and whisk until well combined and smooth. Batter will be thin.
• 4. Use a large scoop (about 3 tablespoons) to divide the batter between lined muffin cups.
• 5. Bake in preheated oven for 17-20 minutes. The tops will spring back when touched lightly.
• 6. Place pan on a cooling rack until cupcakes are cool to the touch.
• 1.In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter on medium-high speed for about 6 minutes. This process will lighten the color of the butter and ensure your buttercream is extra fluffy.
• 2. Add cooled, melted chocolate to the butter and mix until combined. Scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• 3. Sift together the powdered sugar and cocoa powder.
• 4. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add in the powdered sugar mixture. Continue mixing on low speed until the powdered sugar is completely incorporated.
• 5. Add in 1-2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Turn mixer back up to medium-high speed and beat the mixture for an additional 5 minutes.
• 6. If needed, add in a little more milk 1 teaspoon at a time until you reach the consistency you desire. Pipe the buttercream onto cooled cupcakes. If desired, top with chocolate sprinkles or mini chocolate chips.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 365F degrees and line 2 muffin pans with muffin papers. You'll end up with about 18-20 cupcakes total.
• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a separate large bowl using a stand mixer or whisk, whisk together the oil, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs until no lumps remain. Whisk in the buttermilk.
• Whisk in the dry ingredients about 1/2 at a time until smooth.
• Spoon the batter into your lined muffin papers, filling each about 1/2 full. You should end up with 18-20 cupcakes total.
• Bake 1 tray at a time on the middle rack of the preheated oven for 16-20 minutes, or until the tops feel slightly firm to the touch and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool in the pan for 10-20 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling
• In a large bowl using a stand or hand-held electric mixer, beat the butter until fluffy.
• Add in 2 cups powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt and beat until combined.
• Turn the mixer down to low speed and beat in the cocoa powder.
• Beat in the rest of the powdered sugar about 1/2 cup at a time, alternating with 1 tablespoon cream until the desired sweetness and thickness is reach.
• Frost the cupcakes using a piping bag and your favorite cupcake piping tip (I used a 1M) or a flat edge knife. Optionally decorate with chocolate chips or sprinkles.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cupcakes: sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt into the bowl of a heavy mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; add sugar.
• Turn the mixer on low and add, in order; water, milk, eggs, oil and vanilla; scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat on medium, briefly, to achieve a smooth batter.
• Scoop the batter into muffin tins lines with paper baking cups; each cup should be about half full; slide the tins onto a baking sheet and bake at 325° until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• While cupcakes are cooling, prepare the frosting.
• Frosting: Cream the butter in the bowl of a mixer, using the paddle attachment; beat in the corn syrup, vanilla and salt.
• With the machine off, spoon in the cocoa; carefully turn the mixer on low so as to avoid death by cocoa inhalement; do likewise for the sugar, in three parts; last, add the cream then beat until fluffy.
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• When the cupcakes are completely cool, frost generously and shake on some sprinkles if you like.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Pre-heat stove to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake baking pan using liners.
• Place vegetable oil, the chocolate chips, along with the butter right into a microwave safe dish. Microwave with 30 second amounts, mixing each 30 seconds, till only just melted.
• Blend the flour, the baking soda and the powder, the cocoa powder, along with the sea salt within a medium sized dish. Stir until mixed.
• Within a large dish, blend the sugars, the eggs, along with the vanilla. Stir till blended. Add the melted dark chocolate mix, and then stir till blended.
• Switch adding the flour mix along with the yogurt to the sugar mix. Blend till just mixed ( I simply made use of a whisk). Include the hot water very last, and blend till it's mixed.
• Make use of a cookie scoop to split the mixture equally between your cupcake liners. I filled up mine around 3/4 of the way full, however I would certainly fill slightly less the next time.
• Cook for 16 to 18 minutes, or till a tooth-pick comes out clear.
• For The Frosting.
• Whip the butter with high using a blender for around 2 minutes. Next add the powdered sugar along with the cocoa powder, gradually.Next add the vanilla. Add the whole milk as needed for preferred thickness. Whip for around 3 minutes making it fluffier.
• Pipe the actual icing on top of the cupcakes by using a sealed star tip. Top using dark chocolate sprinkles.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH NEAPOLITAN FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together 1 cup water and the oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just incorporated.
• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups. Bake until a wooden pick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool the cupcakes in the tins for 5 minutes, then remove from the tins and cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
• For the frosting: In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until soft and fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth. Beat in the vanilla. Add 1 tablespoon water; beat to the desired consistency. Remove half of the frosting to a bowl. To the remaining half, add the red food coloring and strawberry preserves; beat until incorporated.
• Fit a piping bag with a star tip. Set the bag, tip-side down, in a large cup and fill with both frostings, keeping each color separate in one half of the bag. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients. Make a well in the middle.
• In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients, including the 1/3 cup water.
• Put wet mixture in the well of dry ingredients. Stir just until moistened.
• Fold in chips. Use a light hand; a heavy hand leads to heavy cupcakes.
• Use cupcake liners for muffin pans. Fill about 2/3 full with batter. Any empty muffin holders should be filled half full with water. Do not just put under the sink to do this. Put water in a something with a lip, like a liquid measuring cup, and use that. (Yes, I learned this the hard way.).
• Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Leaving on the liners, remove from pans immediately. Cool on racks.
• Number of muffins really depends on how full you fill your tins.
• Sprinkle tops with confection's sugar, if desired.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate and 1/4 cup milk in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Cool 5 min.
• Beat pudding mix and remaining milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Add chocolate mixture; stir until blended.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin pan with paper or foil liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well. Fill the muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Frost with your favorite frosting when cool.