A perfect cupcake is all about making sure your base (the cupcake) is light and fluffy (not crumbly and dry)! To top off our cupcakes we used a simple chocolate buttercream icing.
Author: Grab Your Spork
Recipe type: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American
Serves: 18
Ingredients
Cupcakes
2 cups sugar
1 ¾ cup plain flour, sifted
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa, sifted
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup whole milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Chocolate Icing
½ cup butter, at room temperature
250g cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup cocoa powder, sifted
2 cups icing sugar, sifted
extra milk
Instructions
Cupcakes
Line muffin tin with paper liners. Preheat oven to 180C.
In a large mixing bowl sift in all dry ingredients.
Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on a medium speed for one minute.
Stir in boiling water (the batter will be thin but don’t worry)
Fill liners ⅔ full.
Bake cupcake for 18 to 20 minutes
Complete with frosting.
Icing
Add butter, cream cheese and vanilla to a mixing bowl. Mix until smooth.
Gradually add sifted cocoa powder and icing sugar.
Mix until smooth. Add extra milk if you find the icing a too dry.
Recipe by Grab Your Spork | grabyourspork.com at https://grabyourspork.com/recipes/baked-goods/chocolate-cupcakes/