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Chocolate cupcakes

The Best Chocolate Cupcakes

These homemade chocolate cupcakes are super moist, fluffy and oh so good. They are topped with a peanut butter butter cream frosting that really takes these up a notch. Your family and friends will love them!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Frosting 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 20 People
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cupcakes
  • 1 Cup Hot Water
  • 1 Oz Baking Chocolate or Cocoa Wafers
  • 2 1/4 Cups Flour
  • 2 1/2 Cups Coconut Sugar
  • 1 Cup Unsweetened or Dutch Cocoa Powder
  • 2 Tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 Tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 Tsp Real Salt
  • 1 1/2 Cups Buttermilk
  • 3/4 Cups Coconut Oil
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla
Peanut Butter Butter Cream Frosting
  • 1 1/14 Cup Real Butter
  • 1 Cup Peanut Butter
  • 1/4 Cup Heavy Cream (organic)
  • 4 Cups Powdered Sugar (organic)
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla

Method
 

Cupcakes
  1. Pour 1 cup of hot water into a measuring cup. Add the baking chocolate and stir until dissolved.
  2. Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda/powder & salt.
  3. Add buttermilk, oil, eggs & vanilla. Beat together with mixer.
  4. Add melted chocolate water and mix until blended. Your batter will be somewhat runny.
  5. Place the cupcake liners in the pan. Fill each one with the cupcake batter, just to the top.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 23-27 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool completely and then frost the cupcakes.
Frosting
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and beat together, using the whisk attachment on your mixer.
  2. Using a piping bag, frost the cupcakes. You can also just use a knife and spread the frosting on the cupcakes.
  3. Garnish with grated baking chocolate.

Notes

1. You can use any sweetener you like, but the coconut sugar gives it a healthier option.
2. The coconut oil is a healthy fat. Your cupcakes will not taste like coconut.            
3. I use freshly-milled flour but feel free to use all-purpose.  
4. I use as much organic and whole foods as I can.  Every change I make into eating real ingredients is so much better than consuming the processed foods. Use what you can, but try and swap out at least the oil and sugar for a healthier option.