Grandmother's Devil's Food Cupcakes
 
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This variation on my grandmother's devil's food cake substitutes buttermilk for coffee, which makes for an even more tender cake!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12-24
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter, room temperature
  • 1⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup cocoa
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Spray cupcake pans with cooking spray or line them with cupcake liners.
  3. Bring the water to a boil and remove it from the heat.
  4. Whisk the cocoa into the boiling water.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda.
  6. Beat the sugar and butter with a hand mixer or stand mixer until the mixture is creamy. (About 3-5 minutes)
  7. Add 1 egg at a time to the butter and sugar mixture. Beat until the egg is fully incorporated. Then add the second egg and beat it into the mixture.
  8. Add the buttermilk to the butter and sugar mixture. Beat to combine. The mixture will not look smooth, but don't overbeat.
  9. Add half of the flour mixture and beat just until combined.
  10. Add the chocolate mixture and vanilla. Beat just until combined.
  11. Add the remaining flour mixture and beat just until combined.
  12. Using a scoop or spoon, fill cupcake liners or greased cupcake tins ⅔ full.
  13. For regular size cupcakes, bake approximately 10 minutes. They are ready when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  14. For jumbo cupcakes, bake approximately 18 minutes.
Notes
For grandmother's original recipe, replace the boiling water and buttermilk with 1½ cups coffee. Then whisk the cocoa into the warm coffee and follow the remaining instructions.
This recipe can also be used to make a two-layer chocolate cake. Line the baking pans with parchment or coat them with cooking spray and then dust them with cocoa to prevent sticking. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans. Test for doneness with a toothpick.
Recipe by Pinot & Pie at https://pinotandpie.com/for-the-love-of-buttermilk-chocolate-cupcakes/