Delicious Chocolate Cupcake Recipes for Kids

Discover two delicious and easy-to-make chocolate cupcake recipes perfect for kids. These treats feature classic flavors like red velvet with cream cheese frosting and peanut butter cup cupcakes with toasted meringue. Perfect for family baking, these recipes are simple, tasty, and sure to impress young chocolate lovers. Enjoy making sweet moments together with these fun, flavorful cupcakes suitable for every celebration or everyday indulgence.

Kids love indulging in sweet treats, especially chocolate delights. Making homemade chocolate cupcakes is a great way to satisfy their cravings. Here are two simple and tasty recipes they'll enjoy.
Red Velvet Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients:
4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
2½ tbsp cocoa powder
3 tbsp red food coloring
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk
1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
1½ tsp white vinegar
For frosting:
4 oz butter, softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2½ cups powdered sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F, line cupcake pan. Beat butter and sugar, add eggs. Mix cocoa, vanilla, food coloring into a paste, then blend into batter. Alternate adding buttermilk and flour. Add salt, baking soda, vinegar. Fill liners, bake 20 mins, cool, then frost with cream cheese mixture.

Peanut Butter Cup & Chocolate Cupcakes with Toasted Peanut Meringue Frosting
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ cup milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla
½ cup boiling water
14 mini peanut butter cups
For frosting:
4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp peanut butter
Method: Preheat oven to 350°F, line cupcake pan. Mix dry ingredients, add milk, oil, egg, vanilla. Incorporate boiling water until smooth. Half fill liners, place a peanut butter cup inside, bake 20 mins. For frosting, heat egg whites and sugar until sugar dissolves, then whip with peanut butter on high until fluffy. Frost cooled cupcakes with toasted peanut meringue.