Moist Chocolate Cupcakes- Super Easy- Budget

"I actually found this recipe in a book entitled "The I Don't Know How to Cook Cookbook" and it is very tasty. The cupcakes turn out moist and delicious! They are very easy to make, and contain no eggs or milk. Pair with your favorite icing. However, Buttermilk or milk may be substituted for water and melted butter may be substituted for the oil."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
20 cupcakes
Serves:
20
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix all of the dry ingredients well with a mixer or wooden spoon first then add in all your liquid ingredients. It should be brown and smooth, free of lumps.
  • Bake at 350 F for 15-17 minutes if you are baking cupcakes for a cake I'd say 17-25 minutes.

Questions & Replies

  1. what is the shelf life of these goodies?
     
  2. Can I use cake flour instead?
     
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Reviews

  1. These were GREAT! I listened to a previous reviewer and added an egg. I also mixed some instant coffee granules with the water. The egg made it rise beautifully. I wanted to make these for my bestfriend's birthday, and i'm sure she'll love them. These will be part of my chocolate cupcake collection. And i also forgot to add, i added about a 1 tsp vanilla.
     
  2. Delicious and simple. Nice that you don't need a mixer to make this, a wooden spoon was enough to blend the ingredients. I substituted applesauce for the oil and 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour for 1/2 a cup of the white. Also added 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. DECADENT!
     
  3. This recipe is simple and delicious! I had buttermilk to use up, so I substituted that for the water and vinegar. I also used a 1/2 cup of spelt flour. With the coffee and vanilla the chocolate flavor was enhanced. A favorite go to recipe now! Thanks
     
  4. I came here just to say... THANK YOU SO MUCH for this recipe! I've always been bad at making cupcakes (not kidding). I've tried so many recipes before, some were even from books, and they came out either bland, dry, sticky or tough. I'm so happy that I stumbled upon this recipe. It's just perfect and very easy to make. The cakes were moist, soft, and flavorful. I also added a very little amount of coffee for a hint of flavor. This will be my go-to chocolate cupcake recipe from now on.
     
  5. I omitted the vinegar, used milk instead of water, and added a beaten egg as well as a handful of chocolate chips because I only had one 25gr pack of cocoa. Despite a schizophrenic one-sided fan oven, the cupcakes all rose beautifully and managed to be fluffy, soft and moist. I had enough left over to make one rather strangely-shaped sponge round as well. Thank you so much LaTigress!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I change water with milk + 2 eggs. Its nicer.
     
  2. For moist vanilla cupcakes, you can switch the cocoa powder for vanilla. The amount of vanilla can vary depending on the taste you want. For a very vanilla cupcake, I suggest adding 1 tablespoon. It may seem like a lot, but it pays off really well!
     
  3. Vinegar?? I have never in my life seen a cake recipe call for vinegar. I think it might be a typo and that's supposed to be vanilla.
     
  4. Substituted white sugar with same amount of brown sugar
     
  5. Actually didn't read that this was a dairy/egg free recipe until I'd combined all the dry ingredients and was sure it would be a sub-standard cupcake to my preference of recipes with egg and dairy - I WAS WRONG!!! This recipe was delicious and was made better as I used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil - so this made it very moreish, moist and perfect for those with allegies too!
     

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