best ever chocolate cupcakes!

Name: Best Ever Chocolate Cupcakes!
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 package(s) chocolate pudding mix; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) cocoa powder; 2 teaspoon(s) instant coffee powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) milk; 1/4 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1/4 cup(s) apple sauce; 2 tablespoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 3/4 cup(s) hot water

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Karina Alcala

macks creek , MO

Updated on Jan 9, 2012

I developed this recipe because most of the recipes out there are kind of bland. My husband is a chocolate lover and he loves this recipe so easy to make. You can do a cake as well with this one but it is perfect for cupcakes.

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Made this for my kids school party they were loving them.

prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

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yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 package chocolate pudding mix
2 cups sugar
1 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup apple sauce
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup hot water

How To Make best ever chocolate cupcakes!

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 and prepare cupcake pan with liners. In a small bowl ad 2 tbs hot water with instant coffee let sit. Mean while in large bowl mix all wet ingredients and sugar together until well combined. Add in coffee mixture to the wet ingredients.

Step 2

Sift in dry ingredients including pudding mix to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. pour into prepared cup cake pan fill 2/3 full. Makes 2 dozen cupcakes.
Step 3

Cook in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean. Let them cool before frosting them. I like to refrigerate mine or let them sit on the counter covered until the next day so the flavor can develop even more.
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