Rich Chocolate Cupcake

Name: Rich Chocolate Cupcake
Yield: 32 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Cocoa Powder; 3/4 cup hot water; 3 cup All-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 1/2 cup butter (3 sticks); 2 1/4 cup sugar; 4 large eggs (room temp.); 4 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup sour cream ( room temp.)

BethMJones @cook_2734818

The best chocolate cupcake recipe ever!

BethMJones @cook_2734818

The best chocolate cupcake recipe ever!

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Ingredients

32 servings

3/4 cupCocoa Powder
3/4 cuphot water
3 cupAll-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspbaking soda
1 1/2 cupbutter (3 sticks)
2 1/4 cupsugar
4 largeeggs (room temp.)
4 tspvanilla extract
1 cupsour cream ( room temp.)

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Steps

1

Preheat oven 350°F. Place cupcake liners in cupcake pan. In a small sauce pan whisk together the cocoa powder and hot water until smooth. Set aside.
2

In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda set aside.
3

In a medium sauce pan combine butter and sugar over medium heat. Heating and stirring till butter is melted. Remove mixture and transfer to electric beater with paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed for 4 to 5 min. until mixture is cool. Mix in eggs one at a time scraping down sides of bowl. Beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla and cocoa mixture beat until incorporated. With mixer on low add dry ingredients in 2 batches alternating with sour cream until combined.
4

Fill cupcakes 3/4 of the way full. Bake 18-20 minutes till toothpick insertion comes out clean. Rotating pan halfway through baking. Allow cupcakes to cool in pan for 5 mins. Then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
5

Cupcakes are frosted with a classic butter cream frosting.