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Two chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting on small white plates. There are bottles of milk behind them.
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Chocolate Cupcakes for Two

These chocolate cupcakes for two are the best, moist, decadent chocolate cupcakes. It's the perfect dessert recipe to satisfy your chocolate cravings. 
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time18 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate Cupcakes for Two
Servings: 2
Calories: 538kcal

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes for Two

  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 TBS granulated white sugar
  • 1 TBS unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 dash salt
  • 2 TBS milk
  • 2 TBS canola oil
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Chocolate Frosting

  • 1 TBS butter (softened)
  • 1 tsp granulated white sugar
  • 1 tsp light corn syrup
  • 2 TBS milk
  • 2 oz chocolate (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Mix together all the dry ingredients together in a small bowl (this means: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt).
  • Add in the milk, oil and vanilla and stir everything together to combined.
  • Pour the batter into a cupcake/muffin pan sprayed with non stick spray (or lined with cupcake liners).
  • Bake for about 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Let the cupcakes cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
  • Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

  • In a medium saucepan add the butter, sugar, corn syrup and milk, heat until almost boiling and the sugar is dissolved.
  • Put chopped chocolate in a medium sized bowl and pour hot milk liquid over the top of chocolate; let it sit for a couple of minutes.
  • Stir together until the chocolate is melted and totally smooth.
  • Cool in the fridge for 10 minutes
  • Add powdered sugar and beat it with a hand mixer, until you have a thick and fluffy frosting.
  • Add more powdered sugar (to make it thicker) or milk (to make it thinner) as needed to get the right frosting consistency.
  • Transfer to a piping bag and frosting cupcakes.

Notes

** I cut the frosting recipe in half from my original recipe, upon updating the recipe in 2021. It makes the perfect amount for two cupcakes, but if you like your frosting a little more heavy handed you can double the recipe. 

Nutrition

Calories: 538kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg