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Chocolate Cupcakes
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Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cups cocoa
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 3 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Line cupcake pans with liners.
  • In bowl sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine.
  • My mother used to make 3 holes in the dry ingredients and use some ancient theory when adding her wet ingredients (certain ones in each hole). I haven't noticed a difference either way and so I toss eggs, warm water, buttermilk, vanilla and oil all in at the same time mixing well. Tap bowl on counter a few times to release air pockets
  • Pour batter evenly into cupcake liners only filling approximately 1/3 full. Drop 4-5 chocolate chips into each cupcake and bake until tops spring back when touched or toothpick inserted comes out clean. Bake 9 minutes for mini cupcakes or 15-18 minutes for large cupcakes
  • Transfer to wire rack and let cool completely before icing.