Craving a sweet treat that’s both delicious and wholesome? Look no further than our irresistible whole wheat chocolate cupcakes! If you’ve been scrolling through the internet lately, you’ve probably noticed the cupcake craze taking over. Those vibrant, picture-perfect cupcakes with heaps of frosting have been stealing the show! But here’s the thing – most of them are made with refined flour and artificial colors, which may not be the healthiest option, especially for kids. That’s where we come in to save the day with our delectable whole wheat chocolate cupcakes.
Whole Wheat Chocolate Cupcakes
Dry Ingredients:
Wholewheat flour – 1 cup
Castor sugar – 1 cup
Cocoa powder – 4 tsp
Salt – a pinch
Baking powder – 1+1/2 tsp
Wet Ingredients:
Oil – 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp
Milk – 1 cup
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
Method:
1. To begin the preparation of whole wheat chocolate cupcakes, preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
2. Sieve all the dry ingredients together twice and set them aside.
3. Whisk the wet ingredients together.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk well to make a smooth batter. If the batter is too dry add 1-2 tbsp milk to make it smooth and lump free.
5. Fill each cupcake liner in the prepared tin with the batter up to 2/3rd of their capacity. Pat the tray lightly on the platform to release any air bubbles.
6. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 mins. To check if it’s cooked, insert a toothpick in the centre of a cupcake, it should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Adjust the timing & temperature as every oven works differently.
7. Cool thoroughly before serving. They can be stored up to 3 days in an airtight box.
These cupcakes have a nice chocolate flavour, so they work well with some plain milk. Prepare them in the afternoon and let them cool, so you can see the look on your kids’ faces when they come home from school – priceless!
Author
Shreya is a post-graduate in Insurance Management from Mumbai. She worked for close to 3 years in the industry before retiring to be homemaker a few years back. She is thoroughly enjoying her new life, especially cooking for her loved ones. She is a foodie and loves experimenting with food, and believes in nourishing oneself the healthy way. You can check out her delicious recipes at https://polkapuffs.wordpress.com/.
Whole Wheat Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
- Wholewheat flour - 1 cup
- Castor sugar - 1 cup
- Cocoa powder - 4 tsp
- Salt - a pinch
- Baking powder - 1+1/2 tsp
- Oil - 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp
- Milk - 1 cup
- Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
- Sieve all the dry ingredients together twice and set them aside.
- Whisk the wet ingredients together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk well to make a smooth batter. If the batter is too dry add 1-2 tbsp milk to make it smooth and lump free.
- Fill each cupcake liner in the prepared tin with the batter up to 2/3rd of their capacity. Pat the tray lightly on the platform to release any air bubbles.
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 mins. To check if it's cooked, insert a toothpick in the centre of a cupcake, it should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Adjust the timing & temperature as every oven works differently.
- Cool thoroughly before serving. They can be stored up to 3 days in an airtight box.
Alakshita says
They came out really well..i used half cup sugar and half cup jaggery..and it was great..Thank you for the recipe..
Dr Hemapriya says
Happy to know Alakshita 🙂 Thank you.
Yeenkah says
Please for the sake of us who are not in India nor understand Hindi, kindly translate the names of your ingredients in English so we can know the meaning or its equivalent wherever country we find ourselves.
Thanks
Lovely recipes.
Dr Hemapriya says
Sure Yeenkah. Thank you for the suggestion 🙂
Ahalya says
Mine s 800watt convection, how to set temp in it, timing and celcius
pr says
Hi Ahalya,
These instructions are provided in the booklet which is generally provided with the instrument. Every model and make will have different settings dear. Try Preheating the oven for 10 minutes in 170 C and bake 15 minutes in 170 C.
Hannah says
Thanks fr sharing.. It came out really very well.. My hubby and kid loved it.. I’m baking fr the first time and it was fantabulous
pr says
Great to know 🙂 Thanks…
Hannah says
Tired it now.. It turned out lovely.. Thanks fr such a wonderful recipe.. It was really soft and spongy.. I’m baking fr the first time and it turned out to be a hit at my place
pr says
Hi Hannah,
Welcome 🙂 It’s great to know that, it came out well in first instance. Good job 🙂
Parvathy says
This came out really well. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Dr Hemapriya says
Wow, glad it did.