Dark Chocolate Cupcakes: The Best

This is so far the best recipe I have ever tried for cupcakes, and it's dark chocolate! The cupcakes come out moist, soft, fluffy and yet dense, so to say perfect, and then they're covered in dark chocolate gnash.

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

What You Need For The Cupcakes:

• 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
• 1 Cup Cake Flour
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 Cup Warm Water
• 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
• 1/4 Cup Canola Oil
• 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract

How To Make The Cupcakes:

Firstly preheat the oven to 180 Degrees Celsius and this recipe makes about 24 cupcakes.

Step 1:
Sift all dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl

Step 2:
Then add egg, water, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract.

Step 3:
Mix the ingredients, and then with a electric whisk, beat the mixture for 3 minutes.

Step 4:
Fill the cupcake cups 2/3 full

Step 5:
Bake for 18-20 minutes and allow to cool down before adding icing/gnash.

What You Need for Chocolate Gnash:

• 1/2 Cup Thick Cream
• 200g Roughly Chopper Dark Chocolate

 

How To Make Gnash:

Step 1:
Pour cream into a pot and bring to boil

Step 2:
Pour boiling cream over roughly chopped chocolate, which is in a large mixing bowl.

Step 3:
Mix the hot cream with the chocolate, which will allow the chocolate to melt. You can also use a electric hand whisk, and keep mixing until thick and creamy.

Step 4:
Allow gnash to cool down to room temperature.

Step 5:
Cover cupcakes with gnash

Take Note:

• If you think your gnash is too soft or not sweet enough for you, you can always add 1/3 cup sifted icing sugar.