Chocolate Cupcakes for St. Patrick's

30 min

12 cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
  • 3⁄4 tsp baking soda
  • 3⁄4 tsp baking powder
  • 1⁄4 tsp salt
  • 3⁄4 cup sugar
  • 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1⁄2 cup boiling water
  • 2 tbsp softened butter
  • 2 1⁄2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp light cream

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
  2. Lightly spray Perfect Portion Muffin Pan with vegetable oil or line with paper cups.
  3. Whisk together first 5 ingredients.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla.
  5. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Using a Corner Spatula, stir in boiling water until batter is smooth.
  6. Scoop into Muffin Pan and bake for 18–20 minutes.
  7. Cream butter with icing sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla, and cream to make spreadable.

Nutritional Information

Per serving: Calories 150, Fat 8 g (Saturated 1.5 g, 0 0 g), Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 170 mg, Carbohydrate 20 g (Fiber 2 g, Sugars 10 g), Protein 3 g.