Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream icing

I love baking. I actually think it is addictive. The more I bake, the more I want to bake.
I made these chocolate cupcakes recently...they were super easy to make and apparently they turned out ok! 


Makes 12


Ingredients:
Cupcakes

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 and 1/4 tsp vanilla

Buttercream icing

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk

Method:

Preheat oven to 176 degrees C. Grease and line a 12 capacity cupcake pan.

Measure all ingredients (minus the eggs) into a large mixing bowl. Mix on a low speed until just incorporated before beating on high for 1 -2 minutes. Add egg, then beat on high again for 2 minutes.

Measure out mixture into prepared pan, and bake for 15-20 minutes, and when you insert a toothpick it comes out clean.


Allow to cool slightly in the pan, before transferring the cupcakes to a wire rack for further cooling.


To make the icing, beat the butter on high for approx 30 seconds, to soften. Add cocoa and a quarter of the sugar, and beat until combined. Add one tablespoon of milk and the remainder of the sugar. Beat until incorporated. Finally, continue to add milk until to achieve your desired consistency.  For this batch, I made the icing pretty thick!


These cupcakes store pretty well - they are still good a couple of days after baking.

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