Chocolate-Stuffed Marble Cupcakes

Ohhh these are bakery-level fancy with home-baker effort 🖤🤍
Soft vanilla + rich chocolate, with a melty surprise in the center.

Chocolate-Stuffed Marble Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcake Batter

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened

• ¾ cup granulated sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ½ cup milk

• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 2 Tbsp hot water

Chocolate Filling

• ¾ cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

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Instructions

1. Prep

   • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)

   • Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners

2. Dry ingredients

   • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.

3. Make the base batter

   • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

   • Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.

   • Add dry ingredients alternating with milk.

4. Create the marble

   • Divide batter in half.

   • Mix cocoa powder + hot water, then stir into one half.

5. Assemble

   • Add 1 Tbsp vanilla batter to each liner.

   • Add 1 Tbsp chocolate batter.

   • Drop 1–2 tsp chocolate chips in the center.

   • Top with a little more batter to cover.

6. Swirl

   • Gently swirl with a toothpick (don’t overdo it).

7. Bake

   • Bake 18–22 minutes, until tops spring back.

   • Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to rack.

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Optional Finishes ✨

• Dust with powdered sugar

• Drizzle with chocolate ganache

• Frost with vanilla buttercream or whipped chocolate frosting

Pro Tips

• Use good-quality chocolate for the filling—it stays gooey

• Don’t overfill liners (¾ full max)

• Warm for 10 seconds before serving for molten centers 🤤

Want these mini-cupcake size, filled with Nutella, or gluten-free?