Did you know you can make cupcakes with chocolate chips?They are good to eat on their own, but also good with chocolate buttercream.You can experiment with different types of chips, such as white chocolate or mint chocolate, once you know how to make chocolate chip cupcakes.
Step 1: Line your cupcake tin with cupcake liners before baking.
If you are using Silicone cupcake liners, place them on a baking sheet.
Step 2: The butter and sugar should be smooth.
You can use a stand mixer, a handheld mixer or a food processor with whisks.It will take about 2 minutes.Cut the butter into cubes.
Step 3: Put the egg in the butter mixture.
The butter mixture should be evenly mixed with the yolk.There shouldn't be any streaks or swirls of egg yolk.
Step 4: Set the flour, salt, and baking powder aside.
Use cake flour for the best results.This is the secret to the perfect cupcake texture.
Step 5: In a separate bowl, mix the milk, oil, and extract.
Adding oil to the cupcakes will make them moist and prevent them from turning out too dry.Canola or vegetable should be used as a flavorless oil.
Step 6: The flour and milk mixture should be added to the butter mixture.
Beat in a little bit of the flour mixture into the butter, then beat in the milk mixture.When everything is blended together, keep alternating and beating.You should add the flour mixture three times and the milk mixture two times.
Step 7: There are mini chocolate chips.
Use a spatula instead of a mixer to do this.The mini chocolate chips should be spread evenly throughout the batter.
Step 8: The cupcake liners need to be filled two-thirds of the way.
To pour the batter, use an ice cream scoop.There is enough batter to make 20 cupcake liners.
Step 9: The cupcakes should be baked for 15 to 20 minutes.
At 15 minutes, start checking them for doneness.When the domes are lightly touched, they are ready.If you want to make sure the cupcakes are done, you can put a toothpick in the middle of one.The cupcakes are done if the toothpick is clean.
Step 10: The cupcakes should be cooled for at least 10 minutes.
Make sure the cupcakes are cool before decorating them.The frosting will melt if they aren't.
Step 11: Put the sugar and cocoa powder in a large bowl.
They mix them with a fork or whisk if they want to get rid of clumps.
Step 12: In a separate bowl, mix together the butter, heavy cream, and sugar.
When everything is smooth and evenly mixed together, keep beating.Do not add all of the heavy cream and sugar mixture at the same time.
Step 13: Beat in another cup of cocoa-sugar and heavy cream.
Continue adding the cocoa-sugar and heavy cream until you have nothing left.
Step 14: Make any necessary changes by beating in the extract.
The frosting needs to be stiff enough to fit onto a cupcake.Add more confectioner's sugar if it is too thin.Add more heavy cream if it is too thick.After each addition, be sure to beat the frosting.You can add salt to the frosting if it's too sweet for you.This will help cut the amount of sugar in the air.
Step 15: The frosting can be spread onto the cupcakes.
The cupcakes can be spread with a butter knife or spatula.If you use a star-shaped tip, you can fill a piping bag with the frosting and pipe it on.You can add a sprinkle of mini chocolate chips to the cupcakes.