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Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes

Name: Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup water; FROSTING:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted; 2 tablespoons evaporated milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Chocolate sprinkles

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Makes

2 dozen

Updated: Mar. 28, 2023

Good any time of the year, a chocolate cupcake recipe make a great get-up-and-go treat on busy summer days. These buttermilk chocolate cupcakes have been a frosted favorite with family and friends for at least 35 years. They're really popular at bake sales. —Ellen Moore, Springfield, New Hampshire

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup water
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 tablespoons evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Chocolate sprinkles

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Combine buttermilk and water. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and water, beating well after each addition.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in melted chocolate, milk, vanilla and salt. Frost cupcakes; garnish with chocolate sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts

1 cupcake: 239 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 39mg cholesterol, 191mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes

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