Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

The Most Amazing chocklate Cupcake Recipe is an easy to make one-bowl recipe. You'll never need another boxed mix again!

Chocklate Cup Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1 cup brown sugar (200g)
• 1 cup sugar (200g)
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder(75g) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted 
• 1/2 cup vegitable oil
• 2 large eggs + 1egg 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter milk
• 1/2 cup hot coffee

Method:

Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Preheat an oven to 180degrees.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whisk together flour, sugars, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add melted butter and oil, stir well.

Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, stirring well after each addition.  Pause occasionally to scrape down sides and bottom of bowl.

Stir in vanilla extract.  Gradually add buttermilk and stir well.

Add hot coffee, stirring until ingredients are well-combined (be sure to scrape sides and bottom of bowl again).

Fill each cupcake liner half full. Bake at 180degree for 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Remove cupcakes from pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened 
• 250gm cream cheese softened 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups powdered sugar (500g)

Method:

Combine butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer (or you may use an electric mixer) and beat until creamy, well-combined, and lump-free.

Add vanilla extract and salt and stir well to combine.

With mixer on low, gradually add powdered sugar until completely combined.

Use to frost completely cooled cake or cupcakes.