The Very BEST Chocolate Cupcakes

My EASY chocolate cupcake recipe makes perfect, moist, fudgey, fluffy chocolate cupcakes topped with light, silky chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream. I’m warning you ahead of time, you’ll have ZERO portion control around them so invite your friends over to help out!

If you've tried my chocolate cake recipe then trust and believe these are the only chocolate cupcakes you will ever want to bake.

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[MsPxeDst]

I love that he put his mistakes in the video too. He doesn’t try to make it perfect and edit his mistakes out, love it ...

[Blogdoenio]

Finally a YouTuber who acknowledges the metric system!!!

[ionforgot]

▢ ¼ cup sour cream room temperature 60g
▢ ½ cup buttermilk room temperature, 120mL
▢ 2 medium eggs
▢ ⅓ cup veggie oil 80mL
▢ ¼ cup hot coffee 60mL
▢ 2 tsp vanilla extract 10mL
▢ 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 180g
▢ 1 ⅓ cup granulated sugar 265g
▢ ¼ cup cocoa powder 20g
▢ 1 tsp baking soda 6g
▢ ½ tsp kosher salt 2.5g
For the Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream:
▢ 5 egg whites room temp
▢ 1 1/2 cups sugar
▢ 1 lb unsalted butter room temperature 450g
▢ 1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL
▢ 1/2 tsp kosher salt 2g
▢ 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate

[raccooneyes]

when he broke the bottom of the cupcake and put it on the top for a cupcake sandwhich... i actually said out loud "i'm totally doing that the next time i eat a cupcake" GENIUS.

[nojoodal-ghamdi]

2:54 “I just don’t wanna deal with another dish” Truer words have never been spoken

[Luthvian]

Thank you!! As an European, I always follow your recipes because you care and put the ingredients in grams! Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D

[momotajbegum]

Can I just say his little side notes like 'Oh I forgot the cocoa' or 'the coffee was supposed to be hot but oh Well' is just so relatable and makes me feel so much better about the way I bake😂

[summeretminan]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how beautiful that kitchen is?

[DesertSnapDragon]

I made these and omg! They are amazing. This was my first time making and eating swiss meringue buttercream. Let me tell you, I will never use any other frosting. It's that good. This recipe was so easy to follow. Thank you John! My in laws and husband loved them! (And my husband is not much of a cake fan!)

[sanyaisaac]

He is probably the most relatable chef there ever is XD

[samanthag.]

Recipe
Dry mixture
1 1/2 all purpose flour
1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cupCocoa powder

Wet mixture
2 medium eggs
1/4 cup sour cream or whole milk yogurt
1/3 cup vegtable oil
1/2 cup of buttermilk or milk with white vinegar/lemon juice
1/4 cup of hot/warm milk
2 teaspoon of vanilla

[lolajackson]

I made these cupcakes for my son's birthday last weekend. OMG, I made 40 cupcakes and all gone in 1 sitting. Everyone had doubles and triples. So so moist and yummy!

[KristalReddick]

Vanilla is the salt of the sweet world. It brings the flavors together.

[SmidBeach]

Note to self: You just ate a granola bar. You do not need chocolate cupcakes. You do not need chocolate cupcakes. You do not need light, silky chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream. You do not need...oh, screw it. ;)

[Fie]

I made this for my son’s bday and it was a hit!! We loved how moist the cake was and chocolate meringue was soooo delicious!! And yes, do not overfill it because I did hahaha but still was a success! Thanks john! I always follow your recipe and thank goodness always turns out to be a success!!

[naturepeacelove]

I love how calm and sweet he is, defiantly subscribing.

[aliyailham]

My 3 year old was watching this with me and she said “yes, I would definitely try this recipe Mr” at the end 😂

[harley]

As a teenager, I wish I wish I wish, I had the resources for these recipes

[stephanieroylance]

OMG !!! THANK FOR FOR SAYING THAT ABOUT THE METRIC SYSTEM !
i'm so sick of american food bloggers not bothering for us but so many english and australian food bloggers bother for them

[cookiemonster]

I just made these for my family. They are SO delicious! They’re so soft, fluffy and moist, and very easy to make. Thank you so much for this amazing recipe