Chocolate Cupcakes
Alita shared this wonderful recipe for cupcakes (cup-sized cakes), and I am very grateful to her. The dessert turned out incredibly delicious. This amount of ingredients makes 12 cupcakes.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 12
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Ingredients
for 12 servings
- butter 150 g
- sugar 150 g
- milk 100 ml
- cocoa 40 g
- eggs 2
- baking powder 2 tsp
- flour 200-250 g
- thick sour cream 150 g
- cocoa 30 g
- sugar 50 g
- butter 1 tbsp
- cake sprinkles
- nuts
Instructions
Preparing the batter
Step 1 of 10
Mix sugar, milk, cocoa and butter in a pot.
Step 2 of 10
Bring the mixture to a boil and remove from heat.
Step 3 of 10
Let the mixture cool.
Step 4 of 10
Beat eggs into the cooled mixture.
Step 5 of 10
Mix well.
Step 6 of 10
Add flour and baking powder. Mix until a medium-thick batter forms.
Step 7 of 10
Lightly grease the molds with butter (silicone ones can be used) and fill them ⅔ full with batter. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 20–25 minutes.
Preparing the frosting
Step 8 of 10
Combine butter, sugar, cocoa and sour cream in a pot.
Step 9 of 10
Bring to a boil (remove from heat when the first bubbles appear). Let it cool.
Step 10 of 10
Spread the cooled frosting over the finished cupcakes. If desired, you can add ground nuts or cake sprinkles.