Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 36 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 cupcakes:.
• 2 combine all the cupcake ingredients in a large mixing bowl; beat at low speed of an electric mixer just until blended. then beat at high speed for 2 minutes.
• 3 spoon the batter into paper-lined muffin pans, filling 2/3 full.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 5 remove from the pans, and let them cool completely on a wire rack. once cool, spread frosting on top of each cupcake.
• 6 frosting:.
• 7 combine all the frosting ingredients in a mixing bowl; beat at low speed of an electric mixer until smooth. yield: 2 1/2 cups.