Best Boiling Water Chocolate Cupcakes Recipes

PERFECTLY MOIST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177C), and line 2 standard cupcake pans with paper liners.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift flour, sugar, Cocoa Powder, Baking powder, Baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine.
• In a measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Add boiling water OR hot coffee and mix until combined and smooth. Batter will be runny.
• Scoop batter into cupcake liners, filling them 2/3 way full. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Remove cupcakes from oven and allow to cool in pans for about 10 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely before frosting.
• While cupcakes are cooling, make one recipe of my Dreamy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
• Transfer frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe a swirl on each cupcake. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles, if desired. Enjoy!

BOILING WATER CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Line muffin tins, or spray with Pam.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla.
• Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
• Stir in boiling water. Batter will be thin, but it's ok.
• Fill cupcakes no more than 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake 22-25 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• Alternates: Grease and flour pans. 9x13 pan, 35-40 minutes. 12-cup Bundt cake, 50-55 minutes. 2-9" round, 30-35 minutes.