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I have made quite a few cupcakes in my day, but in recent months I have been doing them by scratch. I find making homemade desserts to be a rather rewarding process from start to finish. These little beauties happen to be at the top of my cupcake list.

The cake is a recipe that I found on a food/recipe board, I would credit the gal, but I do not know if she has a blog. The frosting is called Buttercream Dream and is a favorite of the same message board.

This is my go to frosting when I am looking to top something with that delicious taste of buttercream. Here is the fantastic cake recipe:

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Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes

By: Jamie
5 from 5 votes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 cup oil I use canola
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions 

  • Mix everything in a bowl until you get a thin batter.
  • I then poured the batter into mini muffin tins with cupcake liners.
  • Bake them at 350°F until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I started checking my cupcakes after about 6 minutes.
  • I then topped the mini cupcakes with the chocolate buttercream frosting. I added cocoa powder to the frosting by the tablespoon until I reached the desired flavor.
  • I also added brown Wilton Gel Dye until I reached the desired color. After the frosting was piped on, I topped with chocolate sprinkles!

Notes

  • Click here for the Buttercream Dream recipe as well as a great picture tutorial!

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45 Comments

  1. Candice Ryba says:

    Awesome recipe, but it always makes about 26 cupcakes for me, instead of 12.

    1. Jamie says:

      Candice-
      I’m glad you like the recipe. The variance is probably due to the difference in muffin tins. Thanks for visiting.

      -Jamie

  2. brisset balza says:

    Can i use one cup of milk instead of water.?¿

    1. Jamie says:

      You could substitute milk for the water. Thanks for stopping by.

      -Jamie

  3. Temre says:

    So happy I was able to find these. None of my cookbooks have delicious cupcake recipes. I promised a 4th grade class chocolate chocolate cupcakes for winning their tug of war. Thank you for always having great recipes.

  4. Ivy says:

    This will be my first time to make chocolate cupcakes and I find this recipe very simple and interesting. I was just wondering though, how many minutes would it take to bake the cake at perfection? Thanks in advance! :)

    1. Jamie Lothridge says:

      Hi Ivy,
      As it says in the directions, these were baked for me after about 6 minutes. Watch them closely.
      – Jamie

  5. sharon says:

    does this make 12 regular sized cupcakes and 24 mini sized cupcakes?

  6. Angela says:

    This is strange, I’ve made this recipe before with great success. I am making it now as I type, and I don’t see flour in the ingredient list. I wonder if maybe it’s my browser settings?

    1. Jamie says:

      Angela-
      Sorry for the confusion. My web designer was tweaking some codes and working off an old post as a test. It should be fixed now. Thanks for letting us know. Have a great weekend.
      -Jamie

  7. Ori says:

    There’s no flour in this recipe…

    1. Jamie says:

      Ori-
      There is definitely flour in the recipe – the measurement is 2 cups as detailed in the ingredient list. Have a great day.
      -Jamie

  8. Sarah-J says:

    Baked these yesterday and they were wonderful!! This tops my list of cupcake batter recipes. They were light and moist, just the way I like them. Thank you for the amazing recipe…now I shall try them out in different flavors..mmmmmm…

  9. Robyn Harold says:

    These were by far the BEST cupcakes I have ever made!! I was skeptical when the batter was so runny but figured, I’ve made them, might as well bake them. Honestly beat a cupcake I bought in Vegas at a Cupcakery!! I topped them with a simple vanilla buttercream! Everyone was begging for me! Great recipe!

    Definitely try these!!!

    1. MBA says:

      Robyn-
      I am so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback – have a great day!
      -Jamie