BEST EVER Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes

Name: BEST EVER Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with Chocolate Fudge Buttercream
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: 113 grams Unsalted butter; 100 grams Light brown sugar; 100 grams Dark chocolate; 2 Eggs (large); 1/2 cup Sour cream; 175 grams All-purpose flour; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1/2 tsp Baking soda; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Vanilla; 113 grams Unsalted butter (1 stick); 100 grams Chocolate (Melted and cooled); 125 grams Powdered sugar/Confectioners sugar; 2 tbsp Fresh cream; 1 tsp Vanilla

September 17, 2017 *Updated* November 28, 2018 By Veena Azmanov 35 Comments

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BEST EVER Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with Chocolate Fudge Buttercream

These chocolate fudge cupcakes are the ultimate luxury for any chocolate lover. Made with real chocolate in the batter as well as the frosting. The cupcakes are moist light with a soft crumb and the frosting is rich, dark and indulgent.

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Sadly, summer is coming to an end here. Summer vacations are over and finally, the kids are back in school!! You get the exclamation mark right? Ha!!

If you love chocolate then you will agree with me – the more the better! It’s all about making it more luxurious. This one is an absolute chocolate luxury. One single cupcake is all you need to go to cupcake heaven. It’s rich, moist, soft and melts in the mouth. The frosting is rich dark and indulgent. What else can I say? My kids love it and grown-ups love it too! I often use dark chocolate like 80% for myself which makes it’s my weakness.

These chocolate fudge cupcakes are the ultimate luxury for any chocolate lover. Made with real chocolate in the batter as well as the frosting. The cupcakes are moist light with a soft crumb and the frosting is rich, dark and indulgent.

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Let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)

Chocolate – If you’ve been on my blog for a while you know how I feel about chocolate. Guys, it has to good quality real chocolate. Not the baking chocolate! Not those cheap chocolate chips!! Use chocolate that you love to eat on its own. I use 70% Callebaut chocolate. And yet, any brand works great as long as it’s good quality eating chocolate.
Brown sugar – I’m using light brown sugar. But you can use dark brown as well. The dark brown gives an extra hint of that molasses and tastes absolutely heavenly. A bit fudgier. I find the light brown is just right and it pleases everyone.
Sour cream – Adds that little zing and depth of flavor. Don’t have sour cream? Just add the same amount of yogurt. BUT yogurt will reduce the shelf life of the cupcakes. So, if you plan to use them in a day… go with yogurt. Having said that I have also shown you how to make sour cream at home.

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Useful Tips and Tools

If you bake often, it would be a good idea to invest in a cake mixer. Because often we try to mix by hand and then we are too tired to give it enough creaming or mixing. So, if you are making this buttercream go head and remove that K-Mix or Kitchen Aid from your kitchen cabinet. And, you don’t have to buy an expensive stand mixer, a simple hand mixer works great too.
Having said that, a simple Bowl, whisk and Spatula with a little extra elbow grease will do too.
Personally, I believe in weighing ingredients by weight, which makes my kitchen scaleone of the most valuable items when baking. The same goes for mymeasuring cups and measuring spoons. It’s always a good idea to have these handy and use them when baking rather than trying to guess measurements.
Also, it is important to buy cupcake linersfrom a trustworthy source to prevent peeling. There is nothing worse than to bake good cupcakes or muffins and then have all the liners peel off.
Additionally, you can use a measuring cup to ensure you divide the batter evenly among all the cupcakes or muffins. That way all your cupcakes will be a similar size. Personally, I love using my cupcake scooper for that purpose.
A good baking tray is always important. Try using a light colored baking trayBaking tray. Another option is to line the baking tray with Parchment Paper for easy clean up just in case of spillage.
Every oven works differently. So the baking times are just guidelines. In case of muffins and cupcakes it’s often a good idea to rotate the baking tray mid-way the baking so they cook and rise evenly.

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Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

Unsalted butter – 113 grams or 1 stick
Light brown sugar – 100 grams (1/2 cup)
Dark chocolate – 100 grams ( 4 oz oz 2/3 cup)
Eggs – 2 large
Sour cream – 1/2 cup
All-purpose flour – 175 grams
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Vanilla – 1 tsp

For the Buttercream

Unsalted butter – 113 grams (1 stick)
Chocolate – 100 grams (4 oz) Melted and cooled
Powdered sugar/confectioners sugar – 125 grams (1 cup)
Fresh cream – 2 tbsp
Vanilla – 1 tsp

Method

Prepare

Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F.
Sift flour with salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
Prepare baking cups or cupcake wrappers in a muffin tray.

Make the Cupcake Batter

Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or double boiler until melted – Set aside to cool.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time scraping the sides of the bowl often.
Next sour cream and flour mixture in three batches.
Add vanilla followed by the melted and cooled chocolate.
Use an ice cream scoop to distribute the batter evenly between 12 cupcakes wraps.

Bake the Cupcakes

Bake in a preheated oven for about 18 to 22 minutes or until the skewer inserted comes out clean.
Chill cupcake completely before you decorate.

Make the Buttercream

Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or double boiler – Set aside to cool.
Cream the butter, cream, and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla and cooled melted chocolate.
Mix well to combine (if chocolate is not cooled it will seize in the buttercream).

Pipe the Buttercream

Place buttercream into a piping bag with your favorite piping tip and pipe a swirl.

Storage

These cupcakes will stay at room temperature in good weather for up to 2 days.
In the fridge for about 4 days if wrapped well.

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BEST EVER Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with Chocolate Fudge Buttercream

Author: Veena Azmanov

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Keyword: chocolate fudge cupcakes

Adjust Servings Here: 12 cupcakes

Calories: 380kcal

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 mins