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How to bake chocolate cupcake perfection

This is hands down my best result yet in baking these classic yummyness!

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INGREDIENTS

Cream butter and sugar....

Cream butter and sugar....

Until light

Until light

Mix the dry ingredients together

Mix the dry ingredients together

Using a whisk helps it get lighter

Using a whisk helps it get lighter

Melt the chocolate over a bowl of boiling water or in a microwave

Melt the chocolate over a bowl of boiling water or in a microwave

Mix in the chocolate with the creamed butter and sugar

Mix in the chocolate with the creamed butter and sugar

While mixing, add the eggs one at a time

While mixing, add the eggs one at a time

And the egg yolks one at a time, mix

And the egg yolks one at a time, mix

Add the oil, mix

Add the oil, mix

Add the yoghurt or sour cream, mix

Add the yoghurt or sour cream, mix

Then add in the dry ingredients in batches of 3

Then add in the dry ingredients in batches of 3

Pour into lined cupcake tins

Pour into lined cupcake tins

Tada!

Tada!

Allow it bake at 350 for 20-25 mins you'll know it's done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the whole house smells amazing

Allow it bake at 350 for 20-25 mins you'll know it's done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the whole house smells amazing

Allow to cool completely before taking them out

Allow to cool completely before taking them out

Decorate as you like and enjoy!

  • 1.0c Flour
  • 1/2c Cocoa powder
  • 1/3c Yogurt or sour cream
  • 1/2c Canola oil or any other kind of oil
  • 1/2tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2tsp Salt
  • 50.0g Chocolate
  • 50.0g Butter
  • 1/3c Water
  • 2.0 Eggs
  • 2.0 Egg yolk
  • 1.0c Sugar