These easy chocolate cupcakes can be made in one bowl in 30 minutes! They’re rich, moist, fluffy and absolutely delicious. I’ve topped them with chocolate almond frosting for extra flavour.
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Easy chocolate cupcakes are one of those recipes that you need to have up your sleeve. You want to be sure that it will work, and that it won’t create endless dishes or lots of work. That’s where these cupcakes come in. You can make them in one bowl, mix it all up, pour them into the pan, bake and eat They really are quick and simple to make.
I’ve added a chocolate almond frosting to these cupcakes, but you could add whatever flavour you like. Swap the almond essence for vanilla to make a chocolate frosting.
Easy Chocolate Cupcakes
After endlessly testing recipes for cakes and cupcakes for my cookbook, Veggie Desserts + Cakes
, I’m happily back in the kitchen and baking cakes and cupcakes again! This time, rather than tinkering with recipes for pea cupcakes or kale cupcakes, I wanted to make a simple one-bowl chocolate cupcake recipe. A quick and easy recipe that you can quickly put together.
This recipe makes a decadently chocolatey sponge that’s light, fluffy and moist. It’s perfect for baking with kids, treats for friends or parties.
What makes these cupcakes easy?
- Store cupboard ingredients
- Ready in 30 minutes
- Make in one bowl
- Customise the flavour with almond, cinnamon, coffee and more!
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Easy Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Almond Frosting
Ingredients
- 80 g butter softened
- 100 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence or almond essence
- 100 g plain flour
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 120 ml milk
For the chocolate almond icing:
- 75 g butter softened
- 300 g icing sugar (confectioner's sugar)
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170C/325F. Line a 12-hole muffin tray with paper liners
- In a large bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer, until creamy. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and beating each one in well, then beat in the vanilla.
- Sift in the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and mix by hand gently, then add the milk and gently combine.
- Fill the muffin cups three-quarters full with the batter and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Leave to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the almond icing:
In a large bowl, beat all the icing ingredients together with an electric mixer until thick. If necessary, add more icing sugar or a teaspoon of milk to reach the desired consistency. Spoon into a piping bag and pipe over the cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Information
a2 Milk™
I used a2 Milk™ in these chocolate cupcakes, rather than standard milk. Lots of people feel discomfort after drinking standard milk, because of the A1 beta-casein protein that is found in most milk, but it’s not in a2 Milk™.
Standard cows’ milk contains two proteins: A1 and A2. The A1 beta-casein protein can be difficult for some people to digest, so, believing themselves to be lactose intolerant, they stop drinking milk. However, they may just need to switch to milk that naturally doesn’t contain that A1 protein.
It’s great to know that a2 Milk™ don’t add anything to the milk, or take anything away. Plus it tastes the same. They simply choose breeds of cows that only have the A2 protein. Find out more at a2 Milk™.
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Disclosure: This recipe for easy chocolate cupcakes was sponsored by a2 Milk. Thanks for supporting the brands that make it possible for me to write Veggie Desserts – vegetable cakes and healthy meals.
ELena
Lately I am looking for veggie desserts and I come across this one. I have to try it since it has all my favourite ingredients.
Blair villanueva
Wow cupcakes and i love them. Perfect for housewarming gift or abtreat during high tea.
DADA
Ohh this looks like an easy recipe for a baker dummy like me ! I hope it will not be to easy because I would problably do it to often! Looks soooo good! I might try it for this weekend…my husband would be suprised!
Kate Hackworthy
I bet you’ll find them nice and easy to make!
Khushboo
Almond and chocolates together are an amazing combination and the cupcakes look decadent. Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Kate Hackworthy
It’s a favourite flavour combo of mine!
jhilmil
Always in for Chocolate cupcakes and now I’ve got a competitor in the form of my son! This looks really simple and delicious, shall try out this weekend.
Shell
These look absolutely delicious!!! My little boy would love eating these!
Maria
I love! I tend to do all my best baking in the fall and winter and this will definitely be going in my recipe box. They look so moist and truly scrumptious. Thank you for sharing!
Jules
My god! Chocolate on chocolate? Nothing better than that! I wanna give this ago. Thanks for sharing it.
Emma - Life According to MrsShilts
These cupcakes look absolutely delicious. My friend has recently become a vegetarian so I’ll be making her a batch of these for her birthday next month. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Amber Myers
I’m always down for all things chocolate. Yum! This looks like a perfect dessert.
Kate Hackworthy
Me too! I adore chocolate!
Tori
Ooooh yum – the chocolate almond frosting sounds absolutely heavenly! The milk is great too – so good that everyone can enjoy delicious recipes like this!
Kate Hackworthy
It really is great that there’s an alternative milk for those who are sensitive!
Karyn Locke
Agreed. lock down a good chocolate cake/cupcake recipe and the possibilities are endless!
Elizabeth
What a beautiful looking recipe! Love that chocolate almond frosting too – I need to make these, soon!
Kate Hackworthy
I love chocolate and almond together – so tasty!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables
Oh YUM! Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting have always been my favorite! Those look delicious!
Lisa
These are beautiful! Love the almonds on top. Can never have too much chocolate!
Kate Hackworthy
No, definitely can’t have too much chocolate!
Sandi
I am all about chocolate and these look so good!
Suzy | The Mediterranean Dish
What a brilliant recipe! Love a chocolate cupcake, and like your spin on it!