The Best Mini Chocolate Cupcakes
The Best Mini Chocolate Cupcakes are super moist! This recipe is so easy to make and these little gems are perfect for parties or get-togethers.
Servings: 36 mini cupcakes
Calories: 119kcal
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For the frosting
- 1/2 cup butter one stick
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Make the cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line a mini cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Put milk and chocolate chips in a medium microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 30-60 seconds, whisk until the chocolate chips are melted.
- Whisk the dry ingredients in a large bowl; the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients; the eggs, oil, vinegar and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Divide batter between 36 muffin cups (I use a small cookie scoop).
- Bake 9-11 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool slightly (about 5 minutes) before removing them from the pans. Let cool completely on a cooling rack before frosting.
Make the frosting
- Melt butter either in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl or in a small pan over low heat on the stove top.
- Sift powdered sugar and cocoa.
- In a large bowl combine the melted butter with the cocoa.
- Stir the vanilla into the milk.
- Alternately add the powdered sugar and milk to the butter mixture stirring until well combined, with a rubber spatula, after each addition.
Frost the cupcakes
- Frost cupcakes with a piping bag or knife.
Notes
As you can see in the photo the batter is thin so it is kinda messy getting it into those mini muffin liners. It will cook and after a little soaking it comes off the muffin tin just fine. I run a knife around the edge of any cupcake that is stuck to the pan because I was sloppy. I am a home cook and I do my best to make everything perfectly but that just isn’t reality. This day I was just not as neat as some days. You have those days too, right?!
For the frosting I start and end with the powdered sugar and do it in about 4 additions of sugar and 3 of milk. If frosting is too thick add a little milk, if frosting is too thin add a little bit more powdered sugar.
This frosting is also in a post by itself, you can check it out here.
Nutritional information is approximate.
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Nutrition
Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.4mg