Fudgy Chocolate Cupcakes Or Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE FUDGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. In the top of a double boiler, combine chocolate and butter. Heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.
• Sift flour and sugar together into a large bowl. With mixer on low speed, beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in chocolate mixture, vanilla and pecans. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Do not overbake. Tops should be shiny but give slightly when touched.

THE BEST EVER CHOCOLATE FUDGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a regular size cupcake pan with 12 cupcake liners
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder; whisk until combined, set aside
• In a large bowl or bowl of an electric mixer, whisk together buttermilk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract
• Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until the batter is smooth and all ingredients are fully incorporated
• Add the boiling water to the batter and slowly whisk until fully combined
• Using a ice cream scoop, divide the chocolate cupcake batter into the lined cupcake pan until each are about are ¾ full
• Bake at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until the cupcakes springs back at the touch
• Allow the cupcakes to cool for 10-20 minutes before removing from the pan and icing with Chocolate Fudge Frosting
• Using a star tip and a pastry bag, pipe the Chocolate Fudge Frosting on the Chocolate Cupcakes
• Garnish with chocolate sprinkles or a decoration of your choice!
• Enjoy
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the chocolate chips and vanilla extract; set aside
• In a medium saucepan, combine the unsalted butter, granulated sugar and half and half and bring to a simmer until the sugar is dissolved; remove the pan from the heat
• Using the whisk attachment, place the bowl with chocolate chip on the mixer and turn the mixer on low speed and slowly pour the butter mixture over the chocolate, whisk on low speed
• Once the chocolate has melted completely, add the powdered sugar one cup at a time and continue whisking on low until the powdered sugar is fully incorporated and there are no lumps
• Turn the mixer on medium to high speed and whisk for approximately 5-8 minutes or until the frosting becomes thick ( you do not want to over whisk the frosting, it will still be slightly liquid when you pour it into a bowl)
• Pour the frosting into a bowl with a lid and allow it to cool and thicken up for approximately 2 hours ( if you are in a rush, you can place the frosting in the refrigerator to cool faster)

FUDGY FILLED CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 30 muffin cups with paper or foil liners.
• Mix cream cheese, sugar, and egg together in a small bowl for the filling. Fold in chocolate chips; set aside.
• Place butter, chocolate chips, and vanilla extract for the cupcakes in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl with a whisk or an electric mixer until frothy. Beat in sugar gradually until it dissolves. Slowly beat in flour. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture. Fill the prepared cupcake liners 1/3 full with chocolate batter. Drop a heaping teaspoon of filling onto each cupcake, then cover with a generous spoonful of batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES (OR CAKE)

Steps:

• Add dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Fill cupcake liners two thirds full (as they rise quite a bit).
• Bake in a preheated 350 oven for about 20-30 minutes (or about 60 minutes for a cake) or until toothpick comes out clean.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs and adding vanilla. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• Meanwhile, place bittersweet chocolate in heatproof bowl. In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream until almost boiling. Pour over chocolate; let stand 5 minutes. Stir until chocolate is melted and ganache is smooth. Cool 30 minutes.
• Cut out small section from top center of each cupcake; reserve cutout pieces. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons ganache into each hole; replace removed cake pieces. Cool remaining ganache 1 hour. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until spreadable. Spread or pipe onto cupcakes. Drizzle with chocolate topping.

SUPER EASY FUDGY MINI CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• In the microwave or a small saucepan, melt the chocolate with butter, stirring until smooth.
• In a bowl, whisk together egg, sugar and salt until yellow and light.
• Whisk in the melted chocolate batter to combine.
• Add in the flour until thoroughly combined.
• Grease or butter 8 cupcake tins.
• Evenly divide the batter between each tin.
• At this point you can refrigerate and bake later.
• Bake for about 12 minutes, just until the tops crack.
• Remove the cakes from the oven.
• With a tea towel or oven mitts, place foil on top of the cupcake tins and seal on all sides.
• Turn over onto a flat surface and bang the bottom of the cupcake tins.
• Remove the cupcake tins to leave the cakes upside-down on the foil.
• Carefully turn right-side up and place on a plate.
• Serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases. Gently melt the butter, chocolate, sugar and 100ml hot water together in a large saucepan, stirring occasionally, then set aside to cool a little while you weigh the other ingredients.
• Stir the eggs and vanilla into the chocolate mixture. Put the flour into a large mixing bowl, then stir in the chocolate mixture until smooth. Spoon into cases until just over three-quarters full (you may have a little mixture leftover), then set aside for 5 mins before putting on a low shelf in the oven and baking for 20-22 mins. Leave to cool.
• For the icing, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Once melted, turn off the heat, stir in the double cream and sift in the icing sugar. When spreadable, top each cake with some and decorate with your favourite sprinkles and sweets.