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Mini Chocolate Cupcakes spread out onto a white background
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Mini Chocolate Cupcakes

Mini Chocolate Cupcakes are incredibly delicious, 2-bite treats. They are rich and decadent with the perfect amount of sweetness. Mini desserts are an especially great dessert choice for parties and entertaining. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 36 mini cupcakes
Calories: 55kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a mini cupcake pan with paper liners. You may need to work in batches.
    A mini cupcake pan lined with paper liners
  • Stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
    Dry ingredients for cupcakes in a glass bowl
  • Whisk together the sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla in a second large bowl until well blended.
    Wet ingredients for chocolate cupcakes
  • Mix in half of the dry ingredients with half of the wet ingredients and half of the buttermilk. Repeat with the remaining dry ingredients, wet ingredients and buttermilk until everything is incorporated and well blended.
    Chocolate cupcake batter in a glass bowl
  • Fill each cupcake liner halfway with batter.
    Mini Cupcake Liners filled halfway with chocolate batter
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let cool before frosting.
    Baked mini chocolate cupcakes in a mini cupcake pan

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Notes

Tips and Techniques

  • Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor.
  • Spoon the flour into the measuring cup to avoid packing it. If you pack the flour too much, the cupcakes will turn out dry.
  • Store cupcakes without icing tightly covered at room temperature for a day or two, or with/without frosting in the refrigerator for up to seven days.
 
** Nutritional information is an estimate and may vary. It does not include the frosting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1mini cupcake | Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg