I have been on a cupcake kick since Christmas. The cupcake is a perfect size and since they seem to freeze well, I can put them in the freezer and defrost one for dessert. They are perfect for Mr. Bill. They don't have too many carbs. (Almost had a blogger fail! Spell check would not have caught crabs. Big difference in meaning!) Ha ha.
I wanted to do some cupcakes for my team and thought chocolate with these cute cupcake liners would be fun. Of course I needed Valentine sprinkles. I got these at Michaels.
Beware these are from a cake recipe called Black Magic Cake!
1 3/4 c flour
2c sugar
3/4 c cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
1tsp salt
2 large eggs
1 cup black coffee-luke warm
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1tsp vanilla
Mix and beat 2 minutes
Use a soup ladle to spoon into cupcake liners. I filled the cupcakes 3/4ths full. Some of them leaked over. This batter is super thin and it made a mess!
I promise it is worth it though.
Bake a dozen at a time @ 350 degrees until cake tester comes out clean.
15 -18minutes. Test after 15 minutes.
It made two dozen cupcakes.
Some of them looked like this.
Clearly I filled it too full.
I made the chocolate frosting that was in the recipe in the link. I did not like it. It said to cool the melted chocolate. When I made the frosting it had tiny chips in it and it tasted way too sweet or something.
I threw that away and started again.
1/2 cup cocoa. I use Hersey's
2 cups powdered sugar
3/4 stick butter
2 Tablespoons water
1/4 tsp vanilla
Mix well. Add more water or powdered sugar until you get a spreadable consistency. This frosting has a wonderful hint of chocolate without going over the top.
I put the frosting in a bag and piped it. I'm not sure they were the prettiest cupcakes I have ever seen.
The cake is very glossy so I am not sure I like it showing.
The cake is very glossy so I am not sure I like it showing.
While the cupcakes were baking, I made these tags from 25 cent hearts also from Michaels. I painted them with chalkboard paint.
When they were dry, I drilled small holes and threaded ribbon through them. I wrote a little message and tied them onto to the bagged cupcakes.
I thought I was in heaven when I tasted this cupcake. They are moist and rich but not too doughy.
They really are Black Magic though, because they caused me to not eat my supper.
Sprinkled with cocoa,
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