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1. 

   

   Gather all your ingredients.
   Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

2. 

   

   Whoops! Forgot the vanilla!




3. 

   

   Measure out everything except the eggs into the mixing bowl.

4. 

   

   Mix on a low speed until all the ingredients are combined.




5. 

   

   Beat on a high speed for 2 minutes. If you dont have a mixer you'll have to rely on muscles!

6. 

   

   Add the eggs and beat on high speed for another 2 minutes.

7. 

   

   Set out the cupcake cases into the trays.

8. 

   

   Measure out the mixture into the cupcake cases. The easiest way to do this is to use a desert spoon and a teaspoon, desert spoon to spoon the mixture over and the teaspoon to scrape the extra mix off the desert spoon.
   (Note: I filled mine up too far! The mix rises! The results of which can be seen in step 10)

9. 

   

   Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes.

10. 

    

    Test your cakes with a fork. Push it all the way into the largest cake, pull it out. If it comes out clean the cakes are cooked, if not put them back in the oven and repeat this every couple of minutes until cooked.

11. 

    

    For the frosting:

12. 

    

    Beat the butter on high speed for 30 seconds or until soft.

13. 

    

    Add the cocoa and 1 cup of icing sugar and beat until incorporated.

14. 

    

    Add half the milk and remaining icing sugar and beat until incorporated.

15. 

    

    Continue to add milk until you get the consistency you want.

16. 

    

    Pipe on the frosting. You can do this with a piping bag and nozzle or using baking parchment folded into a cone (same way you fold filter paper to fit a funnel) with a small hole snipped in the end.

17. 

    

    Pipe the frosting on in a circular pattern. I tested this out on the mini cupcake (it came in handy after all!) Pretty good for a first attempt I think.

18. 

    

    Your cupcakes are finished!! Let the frosting dry before eating (or it could get very messy!)

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Carli

12 Aug 12:44

Hmm these look great, but the last few times I've tried recipes off here they've not turned right.. maybe to do with bad cups to grams/ounces conversion. I wish all countries would just use measurements you can actually weigh!
Well, will try and see how they go. :)

Vicky Ninja

13 Aug 12:28

I have that same problem. I'm in the UK but I got myself a plastic cup measure, you should try getting one, they're really helpful when it comes to making cup recipes.

KiRawr ™

01 Sep 10:16

Im Officially In Love With These Cakes
They Look Freikin Lovley!

GreenLeaf

18 Sep 06:41

Mmm these look delicious

elli

21 Sep 07:20

cute looks yummy

DIS.AR.RAY

19 Oct 07:06

thats so cool! The frosting looks like a rose :D Very neat :D

teema

26 Nov 03:59

omgg i made these, and they taste so good.
im in like with them. :D

Vicky Ninja

26 Nov 18:18

Yay :) I'm glad you like them. They are THE yummiest chocolate cupcakes I've ever made.

Hannah T.

26 Sep 00:17

So I have no experience baking and tried to use 1 1/2 cups baking soda.

What a mess.

My pastry chef mother says 1 1/2 teaspoons sounds more about right.

You might want to fix that.

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Vicky Ninja »
August 10, 2008 20:20

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