Chocolate Cup Cake Recipe

I needed to make at least 40 cupcakes for my daughter to take to school for her birthday. So I had to take the recipe normally use and scale it up.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 and a half teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 and a half cups of buttermilk (add 1 tablespoon vinegar to fresh milk)
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cups of oil
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla
• 1 cup of hot water

Method

1. In a large bowl sift the flour together with the cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt, and whisk together with the sugar.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients EXCEPT the hot water.
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry while whisking. Finally, pour the hot water into the mixture and thoroughly mix - but don't over beat.
4. Place the cupcake papers on the muffin trays and bake it at 160 degrees centigrade for 20 minutes or until well cooked (check using a toothpick, which comes out dry)