If you love cupcakes (and who doesn’t) why not have a go at making this easy chocolate cupcake recipe. If you use a food processor to mix all the ingredients, you’ll have them prepared and ready for baking in around ten minutes.
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This cupcake recipe will make around 20 cupcakes – and to keep things simple I use a cup measure. The cup should hold approx 8 fl oz / 250 ml of liquid.
Easy Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Here goes:-
Easy Chocolate Cupcake Recipe – Ingredients
- 4 ozs /125 g butter (or usual spread)
- Half cup Castor Sugar (or other white sugar)
- 2 Eggs
- One and a Half cups self-raising flour
- Quarter cup of cocoa powder
- Approx one-third cup of milk (I use soy)
- Quarter cup of chocolate chips (optional extra)
- 2 cake baking trays (each hold 12 cup cakes)
- Cup Cake paper cases – about 20
Easy Chocolate Cupcake Recipe – Method
- Assemble the food processor (aka whizzer)
- Whiz together the butter and sugar until creamy smooth
- Add the 2 eggs and whiz again
- Add the flour and cocoa powder and whiz some more
- Add the milk, bit by bit, and whiz for the final time – don’t make the mixture too runny (see handy hints below)
- Place the cup cake paper cases in the baking trays and fill each one with a good heaped dessert spoonful of the mix
- Sprinkle chocolate chips on top of each one (optional)
- Cook in a pre-heated moderate oven for 10-15 minutes (keep an eye on them because they cook quickly)
- Once they have risen and are cooked – place each one on a wire rack to cool completely
Uncooked Chocolate Cupcakes
Handy Hints and Suggestions
- The consistency is about right when the mixture slowly falls off the spoon. If it just stays there it’s probably a bit thick, so add a bit more milk. If it runs off it’s definitely too thin, so add more flour
- Once cool, cupcakes freeze well in a sealed container or freezer bag and are perfect for school lunches
- If you want to make bigger cupcakes, use a muffin tray and muffin sized paper cases – they will take longer to cook of course
- Make smaller ones by putting less mix in each paper case – keep an eye on them in the oven as they cook quickly
So, have a go at making my easy chocolate cupcake recipe. Did I mention how wonderful they smell while cooking 🙂
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These chocolate cupcakes look delicious and once again you have provided a very easy recipe to follow. Thanks Jan, I will give this recipe to my daughter.
Thanks Jackie,
I hope your daughter enjoys making them – and you all enjoy eating them 🙂
Now they look yummy. Can’t wait to give them a go.
They look great and a couple of these with a cup of tea would be perfect.
Thanks for comments Jenny and Tania,
You have to grab a couple quick in my house – teenage boys don’t seem to care about calories – lol 🙂
Now, that really does look like an easy chocolate cupcake recipe, and a yummy one too!
Congratulations on all the votes on StumbleUpon! Well-deserved!
Thanks Lina,
Give this recipe a try – very easy and delicious. You can do it !!
Hi Jan! Nice to meet you! Would you like to be my guest writing a post for my blog? Keep in touch! Joe
Hi Joe,
The Eat Drink Blog Conference was fun, wasn’t it – so many great food bloggers!
Thanks for inviting me to guest post. I’ll be in touch to work out the details 🙂
Fantastic Jan.
I really like your handy hints and suggestions too. Freezing cupcakes for future lunches is a great idea for the kids at school.
Your recipies are magic and I look forward to reading your next ideas. 🙂
Thanks Cherie,
Good to hear you enjoy the hints and suggestions too.
I know what it’s like having to prepare lunch boxes for 2 hungry boys, day after day – frozen chocolate cupcakes are a really quick, easy option.
Hi Jan! It looks pretty easy, gonna give this a try! Glad to see your
‘Handy Hints and Suggestions’, readers love it!
Hi Claire,
Great to hear you’re going to give these cupcakes a try. They are easy – and quick!
I’m getting very positive feedback about the handy hints and suggestions, so will definitely keep them coming 🙂
Our boys love cupcakes, especially chocolate ones:)
Love your easy 10 minutes recipes because as a busy Mum I like to make meals that take as little amount as time as possible!!
They sure look yummy.
Cheers
Lisa
Thanks Lisa,
Haven’t met a boy yet who doesn’t love chocolate cupcakes 🙂