Old-Fashioned Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes

Savor the traditional flavor of rich chocolate ganache-topped old-fashioned chocolate buttermilk cupcakes. These rich, moist cupcakes are appropriate for any kind of gathering.

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• Sprinkles optional, for decoration

Instructions:

Set the oven temperature to 175C 350F

Use paper liners to line a cupcake tin

Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a sizable mixing bowl

To the dry ingredients, add the eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract

Blend until thoroughly blended

Once the batter is smooth, stir in the hot water

Its acceptable that the batter will be thin

Pour the batter into each cupcake liner, filling it about two thirds full

When a toothpick is inserted into the center of a cupcake, it should come out clean after 18 to 20 minutes of baking in a preheated oven

After taking the cupcakes out of the oven, allow them to cool for a few minutes in the pan before moving them to a wire rack to finish cooling

Make the chocolate ganache while the cupcakes are cooling

Heat the heavy cream and unsalted butter in a small saucepan over low heat

Remove the mixture from the heat source when its hot but not boiling, then stir in the semisweet chocolate chips until the ganache is glossy and smooth

Spoon the ganache over the cooled cupcakes after allowing it to cool slightly

If desired, top with sprinkles

Before serving your mouthwatering old-fashioned chocolate buttermilk cupcakes, let the ganache set