Chocolate Cupcakes With Chocolate Frosting

Hey Jude's Note:

I can't seem to get enough chocolate lately and these cupcakes were among my victims. This recipe comes from a Chicago bakery called Sweet Mandy B's and these cupcakes will make you happy!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 cupcakes

cupcakes

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup hot water
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

chocolate frosting

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 2⁄3; cup unsweetened cocoa , sifted
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar , sifted
• ½ cup whipping cream
• candy sprinkles (optional)

Directions:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. While cupcakes are cooling, prepare the frosting.
5. Frosting: Cream the butter in the bowl of a mixer, using the paddle attachment; beat in the corn syrup, vanilla and salt.
6. 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.
7. .
8. When the cupcakes are completely cool, frost generously and shake on some sprinkles if you like.

Reviews

[Dewdropdeb]

Absolutely delicious! The cupcakes themselves are light and moist with a richness running through them. Perfect crumb and texture. The frosting is delicious too, just the right consistency and richness. This will now be our go to chocolate cupcake recipe. We made them for Easter and frosted them thick around the edges with a depression in the middle. We sprinkled grated chocolate around the outer ring, like a nest, and put Cadbury's mini-eggs in the depression. Will upload picture shortly. Beautiful recipe, thanks so much!

[moomoo31]

After many failed attempts at making "from scratch" cakes or cupcakes (rising too fast and falling flat, sticking to the pan, dry, etc) I finally figured out my problem! I live at an elevation of around 3000 feet. I made these cupcakes using tips from the following website and they came out perfectly. So chocolaty, moist, and delicious...yum! I've been eating them without frosting, but I will also try this frosting recipe soon.
http://allrecipes.com//HowTo/high-altitude-cake-baking/Detail.aspx

[djmastermum]

5 all the way for my new favoroute choc cke recipe ***** This was so chocolaty, the cakes turned out just how I like trhem, crunchy on top and moist and fluffy on the inside, I started eating them without the frosting, had to stop myself because I wanted to make the frosting.

I am updating my review., I have just made this using gluten free flour, and you wouldn't even notice any difference!