Chocolate Cupcakes

Serves	Total Time
16	18 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
0.5 tsp salt
0.5 tsp baking soda
0.5 cup cocoa powder
0.25 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 oz semisweet chocolate
2 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
9 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
0.33 cup full-fat sour cream
0.5 cup room temperature water
1 chocolate ganache

Cookware

1 medium-sized bowl
1 fork or whisk
1 medium-sized mixing bowl
1 stand mixer
1 cupcake liners
1 cupcake tin

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Sift together all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder into a separate medium-sized bowl. Use a fork or whisk to ensure that the ingredients are mixed well after sifting. Set aside.

Step 3

In a medium-sized mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix unsalted butter and granulated sugar until fully combined. The end result should look like wet sand.

Step 4

Melt the semisweet chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler.

Step 5

Once the melted chocolate is cool enough to touch, add it to the butter/sugar mixture and mix until just combined.

Step 6

Mix in eggs and egg yolks one at a time until just combined.

Step 7

Mix in vegetable oil, vanilla, and full-fat sour cream until just combined.

Step 8

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in three additions, mixing until just combined after each addition.

Step 9

Mix in room temperature water until just combined.

Step 10

Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and put in the oven.

Step 11

Check for doneness at 18 minutes – a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake should come out clean. If they are not done, check again every three minutes until they are done.

Step 12

Immediately remove cupcakes from the cupcake tin and place on a cooling rack or on the counter to cool to room temperature. Although they are really good when they are hot, be sure to wait until they are room temperature to give your evaluation.

Step 13

Top with chocolate ganache frosting.