Ultra Moist Starbucks Chocolate Cake Or Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs, canola oil, vanilla and black coffee (cooled) together.
• Stir in sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
• Alternate stirring in flour and milk.
• Don't worry if batter seems runny to you, this is normal and makes the cake so moist!
• Pour batter into two greased 9-inch round cake pans.
• Or if you're making cupcakes, line two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake papers. Spoon (or pour) the batter into the cups about three-quarters full.
• Bake the 2 cake pans for 25 minutes or cupcakes for 20-23 minutes. (Toothpick will come out clean when cake is done.).
• After cake has cooled, remove and frost with your favorite icing. (I like Magnolia Bakery's Buttercream Frosting, recipe #139518).
• TIP: I've found that the cupcakes get even more moist when stored overnight in a Tupperware container.
• Frosting Instructions: It is really easy to create the two-tone icing as shown in the photo above. Make your favorite buttercream icing recipe and divide it into 4 equal batches. Then add a dab of food coloring to each batch (I like Wilton's Icing Colors gels, purchased my local Michael's Craft Store). I used 4 different Wilton colors -- yellow, pink, sky blue and leaf green. Use a long metal spatula to fill a pastry bag with 2 colors. Put one color down each side of the bag. When you twist the top of the bag closed, the colors will form "striped" icing. Use the Wilton 2D Drop Flower tip to decorate the cupcakes, starting on the outer edge of the cupcake and working your way to the center in a circular motion. Each cupcake will be unique and beautiful!

Steps:

• mix all ingredients together until nice and smooth.
• preheat oven to 350degrees.
• grease 2 9 in cake pans.
• pour batter in pans.
• bake for 1 1/2 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to moderate 108°C (350°F/Gas 4).
• Brush a deep 20 cms (8 inch) round cake tin with melted butter or oil. Line base and sided with baking paper.
• Using electric beaters, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy, add coffee powder. Beat until combined.
• Add eggs gradually, beating well after each addition, add vanilla essence.
• Transfer mixture to large bowl. Using a metal spoon, fold in sifted flours, soda and cocoa alternately with buttermilk. Stir until combined and smooth. Stir through chocolate bits.
• Pour mixture into prepared tin, smooth surface. Bake 50-60 minutes or until skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake. Leave cake in tin for 30 minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
• To make icing melt butter and chocolate in a small heatproof bowl, stand bowl over a pan of simmering water until chocolate is smooth and glossy. When cool, spread icing evenly over top of cake. Decorate with chocolate zig zags if desired.
• To make zig-zags, Wrap a rolling pin with baking paper. Place 100 gram (3 1/2 oz) chocolate melts in heat-proof bowl, stand bowl over pan of simmering water. Stir until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth. Pour into paper icing bag, seal end and snip off tip. Drizzle chocolate over backing paper in zig zag patterns. When set, carefully lift off with a flat-bladed knife. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator between sheets of greaseproof paper.
• Storage time for cake, could be made up to 3 days ahead. Store in an airtight container. Decorated (icing/zig-zag) on the day you need to use the cake.