I looove cupcakes, who doesn’t? And who can resist a good rich chocolate cupcakes with a to-die-for frosting? I know I can’t..

Yields : 22 regular cupcakes

Ingredients :

• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1-1/2 cups milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions :

1. preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit /180 degrees celcius.
2. Beat butter until softened. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 30 seconds after each addition.
4. Measure the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder,  into a medium sized bowl and whisk to combine.
5. Measure the milk and vanilla into a measuring thing.
6. Add about a third of the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar and beat to combine. Add about a half of the milk/vanilla and beat to combine. Continue adding, alternating between dry and wet and finishing with the dry.
7. Scoop batter into cupcake cups about 3/4’s full.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. keep it until cool on a cooling rack.

To make the buttercream… I cheated, okay? I used store bought pre made buttercream. But luckily I didn’t stop at that. I mixed the buttercream with some nutella and melted chocolate bar. It’s delicious!!

put the butter cream into a piping bag and decorate the cupcake to your liking.