Chocolate Cupcakes
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Bake Time: 25 minuts
Ingredients
FOR THE CUPCAKES:
1 Pouch Cup4Cup Chocolate Cake Mix
1 ¼ cups whole milk
¾ cups vegetable oil
4 large room temperature eggs
FOR THE FROSTING:
1 ¼ cups room temperature unsalted butter
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 tablespoons room temperature milk
1 teaspoon orange gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a large bowl whisk room temperature eggs, milk, and oil together until combined.
- Add Cup4Cup cake mix, and whisk until smooth.
- Fill lined cupcake tins ½ to 2/3 full.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, ~20-25 minutes. Allow to cool before frosting.
FOR THE FROSTING:
- Using a mixer on medium-low speed, cream butter and powdered sugar together until smooth, ~1 minute.
- Reduce speed to low and add vanilla extract, milk, salt and food coloring.
- Mix until all ingredients are incorporated and then increase speed to medium for 1 minute.
- Stop mixer and scrape down sides. Continue mixing on medium for 3 additional minutes.
- Frost Cupcakes.