The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Ever!

Name: The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Ever!
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 cupcakes
Ingredients: ¾ cup all-purpose flour; ¾ cup white sugar; 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, or more to taste; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 3 tablespoons margarine, softened; 3 tablespoons water; ½ egg; 3 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 6 milk chocolate candy kisses (such as Hershey's Kisses®)

Rating: 1.63 stars

16 Ratings
12 Reviews
5 Photos

A chocolaty moist cupcake to brighten up your day. It's super easy and fun to make.

By Samtro91

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

20 mins

total:

35 mins

Servings:

Yield:

6 cupcakes

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder, or more to taste
½ teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons margarine, softened
3 tablespoons water
½ egg
3 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
6 milk chocolate candy kisses (such as Hershey's Kisses®)

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 6 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

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Step 2
Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder together in a bowl.
Step 3
Stir margarine, water, egg, and vanilla extract together. Beat margarine mixture into flour mixture. Fill each muffin cup halfway with batter; press candy kiss into the center of each half-filled muffin cup.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

Cook's Note:

To get 1/2 egg, beat egg in a bowl and divide into halves by volume.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

245 calories; protein 3.1g; carbohydrates 41.7g; fat 7.7g; cholesterol 16.5mg; sodium 113.7mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (12)

Most helpful positive review

Jodi McCormack

12/01/2016

I would recamend it Read More

Most helpful critical review

naples34102

02/07/2013

Partial responsibility for the failure of these cupcakes is my own. After decades of baking I violated one of the fundamentals of baking read the recipe thoroughly before you begin! Not to make excuses but I guess I incorrectly assumed that these recipes were tested before they become approved for this site. This could not be the case with this recipe because it is off in so many ways! Odd measurements odd mixing method not to mention no baking soda in a recipe that calls for unsweetened cocoa powder? No salt? Three and a half teaspoons of vanilla for just six cupcakes? Just half an egg? To put this in perspective if you were to double this for 12 cupcakes or better yet double it again for a 2-layer or 13x9 cake if we talk just about the vanilla you d be using almost five tablespoons! And the rest of the ingredients were off too (was this recipe guesswork?). I was too far into mixing up the dry ingredients to quit as I didn t want to waste ingredients. I tried to remedy this by adjusting the ingredients and their amounts but trying to mess with the science and chemistry of baking is not a good idea. Even with doing some trouble-shooting the cupcakes turned out badly which I expected. Lesson learned if you re midway through a recipe and you KNOW it isn t right quit while you re ahead and do not proceed. The cupcakes were never frosted or decorated - in fact they were never eaten. Read More

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16 Ratings

5 star values: 0
4 star values: 2
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 2
1 star values: 11

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naples34102

02/07/2013

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iffahbasties

01/02/2014

Tried and tested. This is just not the correct way of making a good chocolate cupcake. Did everything the instruction said but no. It didn't work out. Read More

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(11)

pookeebutt

12/04/2013

I have tried this recipe Like you I did not read all the ingredients before I started. As these were baking I finished reading the recipe and your review. My cupcakes however Turned out okay. They are actually moist and edible. Would I ever make this recipe again? No probably not as they may be edible they are not that great... Read More

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(6)

CristinaB

02/13/2014

This is just plain wrong. The chemistry was off by a lot nothing edible or worth eating in the end. Read More

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(3)

Kiah Klein

03/24/2015

It was really bad without frosting or marshmellow cream but with it they tased much better i added chocolate frosting and marshmellow cream Read More

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Melissa Pefferman Miller

06/01/2014

I used a 1/2 a handful of mini chocolate chips instead of a candy. Next time I will double the recipe so that my muffin cups will be over full but overall they turned out fine. Instead of icing I also used a touch of marshmallow fluff. Made them even fluffier! Read More

kathleen halloran

08/05/2018

The cupcakes were very grainy from all the sugar. Read More

Jodi McCormack

12/01/2016

I would recamend it Read More

Sammy

08/31/2015

It was a little dry compared with my expectations and the bottemes burned easily Read More

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The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Ever!

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Calories: 244.8

% Daily Value *

protein: 6 %

carbohydrates: 14 %

dietary fiber: 6 %

sugars:

fat: 12 %

saturated fat: 11 %

cholesterol: 6 %

vitamin a iu: 5 %

niacin equivalents: 12 %

folate: 8 %

calcium: 4 %

iron: 7 %

magnesium: 8 %

potassium: 3 %

sodium: 5 %

thiamin: 13 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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naples34102

02/07/2013

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iffahbasties

01/02/2014

Tried and tested. This is just not the correct way of making a good chocolate cupcake. Did everything the instruction said but no. It didn't work out.

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(11)

pookeebutt