WOW! my first time making cupcakes and my daughter loved them. So yummy and warm!

I loved these cupcakes, they were really fast to make, and didn't require eggs so my little sister could eat them. My whole family loved them. :)

Amazing!!! super easy to follow and my cupcakes were fantastic! I used milk instead of water and I only put them in for 20 minutes and they came out wonderful. However, I would suggest that the flavor is based upon the kind of cocoa you use.

Making cupcakes now. But the recipe didn't indicate how many the recipe makes. Could you include in the recipe - I have a feeling they are going to be very big since I only made 12

I loved these. I forgot the vinegar and added a teaspoon of vanilla and they still turned out great. When I made them again and used vinegar, they were too moist and fell apart even though they were fully cooked. If you're a chocolate lover I would suggest adding chocolate chips to the recipe. I added about 1/3 cups of them in the batter and when they were finished baking I sprinkled a few more chocolate chips on top, put a few marshmallows on top, and placed a graham cracker over it. The warm cupcakes melted the chocolate chips and marshmallows and made delicious cupcake s'mores that everyone loved.

I grew up with a similar recipe. It's my grandmothers chocolate cake.

Her's was a touch different for a 9x13:

2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
2/3 cup cocoa
2/3 cup oil
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp vinegar
2 cups water

Mix all together on med for 5 mins. Bake at 350°F for 35 mins.

It is still the family favorite!

great recipe

Best choc cupcakes i've ever had! And so easy! Top with cream cheese frosting for a decadent yummy cupcake. I added 1small egg to replace vinegar as suggested. Remember to preheat oven-it makes a difference.

I read all the suggestions and tried 1/2c sugar, melted butter and milk.. hmm? yes cupcakes were moist, but with an overwhelming taste of flour. I used Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa as I thought the chocolate would come to life.. not. sorry. I didn't love these. Perhaps I am a bay area pastry snob?

These were pretty good. I cooked them for an English class with my seven year old student. We didn't use vinegar and cooked them for 15 min in a toaster oven. Then we frosted them and made faces out of m&m's. We only made 6, so I used up the left over m&m's by mixing them into the rest of the batch. Waiting to see how they come out now :)

Very good, I was nervous about the lack of eggs but they were very moist and yummy :)

I've used this recipe a lot lately for gatherings and it's always a hit. I usually use heat from under until the last few minutes before turning on the top heat so as not to burn the top. It's easy to make and goes with any frosting.

Any one ever added chocolate chips into the mix? I was wondering how that might turn out....

I made this recipe, then made it as a cake and it still turned out great!! I didn't add in the vinegar, I put in chocolate chips and YUM! So good, thanks for sharing!

I didn't want to make cupcakes so I tweaked the recipe a bit by making the cupcake part, but adding chocolate chips to make chocolate chocolate chip muffins! They were delicious and I will keep using this recipe!

Hey, these are great, but I do add one egg, which makes extra fluffy and moist! You can even leave them uncovered on the counter for days and their still moist. Trust me, great recipe!

This is a great recipe. I substituted water with milk. The vinegar with 1 egg. Added 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and I also added an extra 1/3 cup of cocoa powder. It made about 13 standard size cupcakes. I read some of the reviews people have posted (mostly the negative ones). I have some suggestions. If you put the cupcake pan on your bottom rack they will cook faster, so check the cupcakes after 15 minutes (I used a bamboo skewer.. They were done.) although the 13th cupcake sitting alone in a cupcake on the middle rack was not done. I let the 13th cupcake baked for 5 more minutes. It was done, but the top became a little hard and the moister content was not the same as the first 12 cupcakes. Overall I like this recipe especially since it was easy to alter and substitute ingredients. They tasted great, just the right amount of cocoa without it being too overbearing. Thanks for posting this recipe. I hope this helps with others who are having problems with the outcome of there cupcakes.