🍫 Chocolate Cupcakes

🧾 Ingredients:

For the cupcakes:

• 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (200g) sugar
• ½ cup (50g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 egg
• ½ cup (120ml) milk
• ¼ cup (60ml) oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup (120ml) hot water or hot coffee

For the chocolate frosting:

• ½ cup (115g) butter (softened)
• 1 ¾ cups (220g) powdered sugar
• ¼ cup (25g) cocoa powder
• 2–3 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

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👩‍🍳 Instructions:

1. Prepare Batter

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
• In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Add egg, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
• Slowly add hot water or coffee (this makes cupcakes extra moist). Batter will be thin—that’s normal!

2. Bake

• Pour batter into liners (fill about ⅔ full).
• Bake for 18–22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool completely.

3. Make Frosting

• Beat butter until creamy.
• Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar gradually.
• Add milk and vanilla, beat until smooth and fluffy.

4. Decorate

• Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

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🔥 Tips:

• Use hot coffee instead of water to enhance the chocolate flavor (you won’t taste coffee 😉).
• Don’t overbake—this keeps them soft and moist.
• Add chocolate chips inside for extra richness 🍫