Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes Easy One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes 3.7 (479) 21 Reviews By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 16, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 36 to 48 Ingredients 3 cups sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for pans 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 ½ cups buttermilk, room temperature ¾ cup vegetable oil 3 large eggs 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin cups with paper liner. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add buttermilk, vegetable oil, and 1 1/2 cups warm water; whisk to combine. Add eggs and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth. Divide batter among muffin cups (filling each about 2/3 full) and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in pans on wire racks, 5 minutes, then transfer cupcakes to racks and let cool completely. Frost as desired. Rate it Print