# Velvety Smooth Chocolate Mud Cupcakes

These chocolate mud cupcakes have the density of a mud cake but the fluffiness of a cupcake.

- Servings: 24 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups boiling water
- 0.5 cup cocoa powder
- 250 g butter
- 2 cups caster sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1.5 cups plain flour
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 0.5 tsp baking soda

## Instructions

1. Pour 2 cups of hot boiling water into a large jug or bowl.
2. Combine the hot boiling water with half a cup of cocoa powder.
3. Whisk until the cocoa is completely dissolved.
4. Set the cocoa mixture aside.
5. Cream together 250 grams of butter, two cups of caster sugar, and two teaspoons of vanilla extract using an electric beater.
6. Crack in three eggs, one at a time, beating the mixture in between each egg.
7. Sift in one and a half cups of plain flour and give that a good mix with your electric mixer.
8. Sift in one cup of self-raising flour and half a teaspoon of baking soda.
9. Add in half of your cocoa mixture and mix.
10. Add in the rest of your cocoa mixture and give it one final mix.
11. Make sure you clean down the sides of your bowl and between mixing.
12. Set out the cupcake liners that you're going to use.
13. Fill the liners with the batter, you're gonna get about 24 cupcakes out of this recipe.
14. Bake them at 180 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes.

## Equipment

- large jug or bowl
- whisk
- electric beater
- sifter
- baking cups
- baking tray

## Tips

- The key to making these cupcakes particularly velvety and smooth is dissolving the cocoa.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSQsjs3sY/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/258f6df2-cebb-4b3c-bdda-e1ade5d5ef41
- Extracted: 2026-06-17

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