Yummy Chocolate Cupcakes are bloomed with beautiful multi-color flowers in the silicone pots (cups) over nice green back drop. So how special these cup cakes are? I have prepared them for special occasion so made it egg less and reduced fat as well. Also this version is different from basic cupcake preparation by replacing cocoa powder with chocolates. So try this mouthwatering Egg Free and Butter Free Chocolate Cup Cakes Recipe and surprise your kids.
Ingredients
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 and 1/2 Cups Minus 2 Tbsp
Cooking Oil – 1/4 Cup
Baking Chocolate – 4 Ounces or Cocoa Powder ( 4 Tbsp) or Chocolate Chips
Sugar – 1 Cup
Baking Powder – 1 tsp
Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
Salt – 1/4 tsp
Vanilla Essence – 1/2 tsp
* Milk – 3/4th Cup (Mix of Milk and Buttermilk to 1 Cup works)
If using Baking chocolate then 3/4 th cup milk is fine if using cocoa powder then 1 cup
Yields 6 Cupcakes in the Silicone pot as shown or 12 medium cupcakes
Method
- Boil 1/3 cup milk in sauce pan and add the chocolate cubes.
- Stir continuously till chocolate melts, remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
- Mix the dry ingredients separately.
- Add Oil and sugar to the melted chocolate mixture, mix well.
- Start adding dry flour mixture in to it, alternate flour and milk and end with dry flour mixture.
- Adjust consistency of batter with milk if required.
- Check sugar and place this batter in desired oven safe cups (Check out basic needs for baking cup cakes).
- Bake for 15-18 mins 375° F or till toothpick inserted at the center comes out with little moisture.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack 40 minutes approx.
- Frost with whipped cream or Buttercream as desired (Recipes HERE ).
- Add some sprinkles over iced cupcakes.
Recipe Card
Learn to make Egg Free Butter Free Chocolate Cupcakes From Scratch !
- All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 and 1/2 Cups Minus 2 Tbsp
- Cooking Oil – 1/4 Cup
- Baking Chocolate – 4 Ounces or Cocoa Powder 4 Tbsp or Chocolate Chips
- Sugar – 1 Cup
- Baking Powder – 1 tsp
- Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – 1/4 tsp
- Vanilla Essence – 1/2 tsp
- * Milk – 3/4th Cup Mix of Milk and Buttermilk to 1 Cup works
- If using Baking chocolate then 3/4 th cup milk is fine if using cocoa powder then 1 cup
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Boil 1/3 cup milk in sauce pan and add the chocolate cubes.
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Stir continuously till chocolate melts, remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
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Mix the dry ingredients separately.
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Add Oil and sugar to the chocolate mixture, mix well.
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Start adding dry flour mixture, alternate flour and milk and end with dry flour mixture.
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Adjust consistency of batter with milk if required.
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Check sugar and place this batter in desired oven safe cups (Check out basic needs for baking cup cakes).
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Bake for 15-18 mins 375° F or till toothpick inserted at the center comes out with little moisture.
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Allow to cool on a wire rack 40 minutes approx.
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Frost it with whipped cream or Buttercream as desired.
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Add some sprinkles over iced cupcakes.
- If you like to add Eggs then add 1 number (reduce milk) for this recipe and use 1 tsp Vanilla Essence.
- Add sugar when the chocolate melt is warm so that granulated sugar melts and gives perfect texture to cupcakes.
- If using Cocoa Powder do powder the sugar, since there is no way to cream sugar.
- Instead of Oil you can go for melted butter in case you need some richness in your cake.
Notes
- If you like to add Eggs then add 1 number (reduce milk) for this recipe and use 1 tsp Vanilla Essence.
- Add sugar when the chocolate melt is warm so that granulated sugar melts and gives perfect texture to cupcakes.
- If using Cocoa Powder do powder the sugar, since there is no way to cream sugar.
- Instead of Oil you can go for melted butter in case you need some richness in your cake.
Valentines Treat for my Kids
Colorful Round Cake Pops From HERE.
Heart Cake Pops From HERE.
Shailaja Reddy
Wonderful. Nice decoration for cute cup cakes.