With the great success of Billy’s Vanilla Cupcakes, i wanted to try my hand at the chocolate version, they turned out well as i expected, but the Vanilla Cupcakes are still my favourite by far.

There is a cool 4.35 minute video of when Billy Reece appeared on MSNBC that shows him making these cupcakes. Gosh he can sure churn them out!!!

But thanks to the Cupcake Queen from 52 Cupcakes as that’s where i found the recipe first before hunting around for more things to do with Billy Reece.

What is a stick of butter ??

To all Aussies out there, the American’s love to use ‘Sticks of Butter’ 2 sticks of butter is equivalent to 250 grams (1 cup)….which is a standard block of butter that you buy from the supermarket.

Make Your Own Cake Flour?!?

For 1 cup of cake flour all you need to do is combine plain flour and corn flour together. I like to use White Wings Cornflour.

3/4 cup plain flour (sifted)
2 tbsps corn flour (sifted)

Chocolate Cupcakes

Billy Reece
Yields 24 to 27 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS
2 sticks unsalted butter (8 ounces) [250 grams]
1 cup granulated sugar (7 ounces) [white sugar]
1 cup light brown sugar (7-3/4 ounces)
4 large eggs (one at a time)
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate[3/4 cup]
2 cups cake flour (9-1/4 ounces)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Cream:
2 sticks unsalted butter (8 ounces)
1 cup granulated sugar (7 ounces)
1 cup light brown sugar (7-3/4 ounces)

Add:
4 large eggs (one at a time)
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate (chocolate should be melted, then cooled for approximately 15 minutes before being added).

Add and alternate:
2 cups cake flour (9-1/4 ounces)
1 teaspoon baking soda

With:
1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Place cupcake paper into each cup of 2 muffin pans (each pan yielding 12 muffins). Then fill each cup with 1 leveled off scoop of an ice cream scooper.

Bake at 350 degrees in regular oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until tester comes out clean.

Chocolate Cupcake