Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Chocolate Chip Buttercream Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
For the cupcakes:
• 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 whole large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• ½ cup grapeseed oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
For the frosting:
• 1 ½ sticks butter softened
• 5 cups powdered sugar sifted
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
• 3 tbsp whole milk
• ¾ cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
INTRUCTIONS
For the cupcakes:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 28-30 muffin tins with cupcake liners and set aside
• Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium size bowl
• Add sugar and stir to mix
• Pour flour mixture into a large mixing bowl and add eggs, oil, milk and vanilla
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, then stir in boiling hot water (consistency will be thin)
• Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full with batter
• Bake for 22-25 minutes and cool while you make your frosting
For the frosting:
• Place butter into the bowl of a stand mixer and beat with whisk attachment until creamy
• Add one cup of powdered sugar and blend until smooth
• Add vanilla, milk and cream, then continue slowly adding sugar until all is incorporated and frosting is smooth and creamy
• Stir in chocolate chips and frost on cooled cupcakes
• *Store cupcake in a sealed container in the refrigerator until ready to serve
Enjoy 🙂
(This recipe was acquired from ameessavorydish.com)
