Easiest Way to Make Perfect Rich Chocolate Cupcake

Rich Chocolate Cupcake.

You can have Rich Chocolate Cupcake using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Rich Chocolate Cupcake

1. It's 3/4 cup of Cocoa Powder.
2. Prepare 3/4 cup of hot water.
3. You need 3 cup of All-purpose flour.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder.
5. You need 1 tsp of baking soda.
6. You need 1 1/2 cup of butter (3 sticks).
7. It's 2 1/4 cup of sugar.
8. It's 4 large of eggs (room temp.).
9. You need 4 tsp of vanilla extract.
10. Prepare 1 cup of sour cream ( room temp.).

Rich Chocolate Cupcake instructions

1. Preheat oven 350°F. Place cupcake liners in cupcake pan. In a small sauce pan whisk together the cocoa powder and hot water until smooth. Set aside..
2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda set aside..
3. In a medium sauce pan combine butter and sugar over medium heat. Heating and stirring till butter is melted. Remove mixture and transfer to electric beater with paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed for 4 to 5 min. until mixture is cool. Mix in eggs one at a time scraping down sides of bowl. Beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla and cocoa mixture beat until incorporated. With mixer on low add dry ingredients in 2 batches alternating with sour cream until combined..
4. Fill cupcakes 3/4 of the way full. Bake 18-20 minutes till toothpick insertion comes out clean. Rotating pan halfway through baking. Allow cupcakes to cool in pan for 5 mins. Then transfer to wire rack to cool completely..
5. Cupcakes are frosted with a classic butter cream frosting..