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Preparation Time : 15 mins
Baking Time : 20 mins
Makes : 11 to 12 cupcakes
Recipe Source: sallysbakingaddiction
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour / Maida - ¾ cup / 90 grams
Cocoa Powder - ½ cup / 50 grams
Baking Soda / Cooking Soda - ½ tsp
Baking Powder - ¾ tsp
Eggs - 2
Sugar - 1 cup / 200 grams
Oil - ⅓ cup / 80 ml
Vanilla Essence - 2 tsp
Buttermilk - ½ cup (see below)
Vanilla Buttercream - ¼ batch (recipe here)
Chocolate Buttercream - ½ batch (recipe here)
*My 1 cup measures 240 ml
*If you dont have buttermilk, take ½ cup of milk and add 1.5 tsp of vinegar or lemon juice to it and mix well. Let this sit for 5 to 10 mins. Now use this.
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line 12 cup muffin tray with cupcake cases and set aside.
Take flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder in a sifter and sieve well.
Take oil, sugar, vanilla in a bowl and mix well. Add in eggs and give a good mix.
Add in buttermilk and whisk well.
Now add in the sifted flour mix and fold gently..
Use a icecream scoop to scoop the batter and fill the cupcake cases.
Bake for 18 to 20 mins untill a toothpick inserted comes clean.
Take the tray from oven and let it cool completely.
Meanwhile make a batch of vanilla and chocolate buttercream.
When the cupcakes are cooled, pipe the cream over the cupcakes and top with sprinkles.
Serve.
CHECK OUT THIS QUICK VIDEO:
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| I got these beautiful brown cupcake wrappers |
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| line the muffin tray with the cases |
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| Now take flour in a sieve |
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| add cocoa powder |
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| add in baking soda |
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| add in baking powder |
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| sieve it |
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| take oil in a bowl |
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| add in sugar |
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| add in vanilla |
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| whisk it little |
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| add in eggs and whisk it up |
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| now add in buttermilk, if you dont have buttermilk, take milk in a bowl and add 1.5 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar in it..Let it sit for 10 min, now buttermilk is done |
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| whisk it up |
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| add the dry ingredients in |
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| mix gently |
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| scrape the bowl using a spatula |
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| now use a icecream scoop to take the batter |
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| and fill the cupcake cases |
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| now bake them..Let them cool completely |
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| while the cupcakes are cooling, i made a batch of vanilla and chocolate buttercream |
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| take a disposable piping bag and place a nozzle in |
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| place the bag onto a cup |
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| and dollop the cream in |
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| this will create a lovely swirl pattern |
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| take the cooled cupcakes in a plate |
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| pipe the icing |
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| go on and pipe around the cupcake |
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| just like this |
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| like this.. |
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| now the cupcakes are piped.. |
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| Top with some sprinkles and serve |
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| the cool thing is, each cupcake will have a different pattern |
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| the cupcakes were so moist.. |
Anonymous
Looks yummy...
Anonymous
Looks yummy....
Sudha
Aarthi,your recipes are excellent.These cupcakes look so tempting n beautiful !! Can you please tell from where you got this shape of star nozzle because I couldn't find it.They are usually more open so the rossetts are not so sharp.
Thanks for lovely recipes.
Sudha Agarwal
Aarthi
@Sudhai got those from a shop near my house where they sell baking supplies.. ..look online u will find it..
Anonymous
can we use butter instead of oil
Anonymous
Can I use butter instead of oil
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can usebutter. melt it and use
sugandha tewari
Would love to know an eggless version of this receipe
Anonymous
Hi..I want to make them a day before for my son's birthday.most of the recipes get wet I don't want to frost
Aarthi
@Anonymousthey stay good
Karima Fathi
i am gonna give it a try..wait for my feedback..thanks
Karima Fathi
yummy chocolaty airy, good recipe..
Anonymous
Thanks aarthi for sharing all your recepie....
Husna Fathima
Sis the cupcake liners u have used is it medium or large cupcake liner and if we don't have icecream scoop then how many spoons of batter should we add into each cupcake liner sis pls help me.
Anonymous
The only recipes that i believe to try is from Aarthi, i tried it without frost.. Very sweet.. And coconut barfi for the second time... Thanks for sharing your recipes Aarthi..
muskan power
These look delicious! Now i'm in the mood for some chocolatey goodness!
Smita
The cupcakes turned out to be super yummy and so light. I tried the chocolate buttercream frosting, but when I tried to pipe it into the cupcakes, it fell flat without the design. As though I had spread it with a spoon. Kindly advise where I could have gone wrong. The frosting was tasty .