Brownie Mix Cupcakes
If you're looking for the most rich and chocolatey cupcake recipe that also happens to be the easiest cupcake recipe, you need to try these Brownie Mix Cupcakes! With just 4 ingredients, these little cakes are a breeze to bake and perfect for all kinds of occasions.
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Makes: 9 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 18 oz. box brownie mix
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp water
- Chocolate Frosting (store-bought or homemade recipe below)
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-3 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a cupcake tin with papers.
- In a large bowl, stir together brownie mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water until just combined, taking care not to over-mix.
- Fill cupcake papers a little more than ¾ of the way full.
- Bake for 27-29 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let rest in tins for a few minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
- When cooled, frost cupcakes if desired.
Chocolate Frosting
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat butter on high speed for about 3 minutes, until creamy (scrape down the bowl as needed).
- With mixer on low, blend in confectioner’s sugar, cocoa powder, and salt until well-combined. Mix in vanilla extract and 2 Tbsp milk. Add an additional Tbs of milk if frosting is too thick.
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