Description
These Chocolate Marble Cupcakes are soft, fluffy, and beautifully swirled with vanilla and chocolate batter. A classic, bakery-style cupcake that’s easy to make and loved by everyone.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
1½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup milk
Chocolate Batter:
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons hot milk or water
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
5. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk.
6. Mix cocoa with hot milk and stir into reserved batter.
7. Fill liners with vanilla batter and top with chocolate batter.
8. Swirl gently with a toothpick.
9. Bake 18–22 minutes and cool.
Notes
Do not overmix or over-swirl.
Use room-temperature ingredients for best texture.
Perfect plain or with frosting.
Store unfrosted cupcakes well covered.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg