- Cook Time: 15m
- Serves: 24
- Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- 1 & 3/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
FOR THE FROSTING:
- 1 stick of butter, melted
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 6 cups powdered sugar (may need more to thicken depending on preference)
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- For the cupcakes:
- Pre- heat oven to 350F.
- In the bowl of a mixer, mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add in the eggs and mix.
- Add in the milk, oil and vanilla; mix until everything is combined. Mix for 2-3 minutes.
- Mix in the boiling water. (Batter will be very VERY thin!)
- Line a muffin/cupcake tin with liners.
- Fill each cupcake liner with a little less than 1/4 cup of batter. (About 2/3s of the way full)
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until done. Cool Completely.
- For Frosting:
- Pour melted butter into the bowl of a mixer.
- Mix in the cocoa.
- Add in 3 cups of powered sugar. Mix well. Add in 1/3 cup of milk and mix well. Add in the rest of the powered sugar and mix well.
- Add in the rest of the milk and mix well. Stir in vanilla.
- To make the frosting thicker add more powdered sugar.
- To make the frosting thinner add more milk.
To Decorate
- Pipe a swirl of frosting on cupcakes.
- Stick DIY Forky into cupcake.
- Add Sprinkles.
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