Delicious Chocolate Cupcakes
My ‘childless’ bestfriend – made this with my daughter as an ‘aunty’ activity. Not only was the cupcakes absolutely delicious but my daughter asks to cook with her aunty all the time. Easy recipe and great fun to make and eat!
2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour- 2 cups (500mL) sugar
- 1/2 cup (125mL) cocoa powder
- 2 tsp (10mL) baking soda
- 1 tsp (5mL) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
- 1 cup (250 mL) vegetable oil
- 2 x eggs plus enough buttermilk to measure 2 cups (500mL) – (Can make buttermilk by adding a tbsp of vinegar to regular milk)
- 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180 degrees Celsius).
- Mix together dry ingredients – flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder & soda and salt.
- Mix together oil, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
- Add wet mixture to dry mixture.
- Can use electric mixer but we like to do this by hand as then it is more ‘child-friendly’ and a cooperative cooking event.
- Spoon into 20 paper-lined muffin cups, filling halfway.
- Bake for about 25 minutes or until tops are firm and tester comes out clean. Transfer to rack and cool completely.
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