Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup (1.5 ounces) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup (3.75 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup (5.25 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) sour cream
Make it step by step
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180˚C).
- Line standard-size muffin pan with baking cup liners.
- Combine butter, chocolate, and cocoa in medium heatproof bowl.
- Set bowl over saucepan of lightly simmering water; heat mixture until butter and chocolate are melted and whisk until smooth and combined. (Alternately, you can microwave the mixture on low power, stirring every 30 seconds until completely melted. )
- Set aside to cool until just warm to the touch.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and baking powder in small bowl to combine.
- Whisk eggs in a medium bowl to combine; add sugar, vanilla, and salt until fully incorporated.
- Add cooled chocolate mixture and whisk until combined.
- Sift about one-third of flour mixture over chocolate mixture and whisk until combined.
- Whisk in sour cream, combine, then sift remaining flour mixture over and whisk, mixing well until thick.
- Divide the batter evenly among muffin pan cups.
- Bake until skewer inserted into center of cupcakes comes out clean; 18 to 20 minutes.
- Cool cupcakes in muffin pan on wire rack until cool enough to handle, about 15 minutes.
- Carefully lift each cupcake from muffin pan and set on wire rack.
- Cool to room temperature before icing.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by ping, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Cook times in the method are source guidance, not a record of testing in our kitchen. Check food temperatures and ingredient labels when cooking.