Simple Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Simple chocolate cupcake recipe using one bowl in 30 minutes. These easy cupcakes are rich, moist, and naturally dairy-free and egg-free.
Servings 12
Calories 161kcal
Equipment
- 1 Fine mesh strainer to easily sift cocoa powder and baking soda
Ingredients
- ¾ cup All-purpose flour unbleached
- ¾ cup White whole wheat flour I use King Arthur brand
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder Sifted. Can use cacao powder instead.
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda Sifted.
- 1 tablespoon vinegar white distilled vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup olive oil canola, avocado, or other neutral oil can be used.
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
- Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
- *See notes. Add all dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Stir.
- Add the remainder of the ingredients and mix well. Batter should have some lumps in it.
- Pour batter into muffin liners, filling them ½ way (no more than ⅔ full).
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before frosting.
Notes
- This recipe is easily doubled.
- Do not leave out the vinegar. The vinegar reacts with the baking soda to leaven the cupcakes.
- Use the scoop and sweep method for measuring the flour. To do this, use a spoon to put the flour into a measuring cup. Then, level the flour with a knife. This prevents flour from being packed in.
- Sifting the cocoa powder and baking powder will help distribute the flavor and prevent someone from biting into a chunk of baking powder (it will ruin the taste of the cupcake).
- All-purpose flour can be used in place of white whole wheat flour.
- Use baking soda, not baking powder.
- Pour or spoon batter into the liners. I use a small measuring cup to do this.
- Do not overfill the liners. If you do, the tops will be hard.
- To keep the entire cupcake dairy-free, top the cupcake with a dairy-free frosting or chocolate drizzle. Otherwise, a buttercream frosting (white or chocolate) is easy and always a hit!
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 0.2IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
