Dark Chocolate Demise Cupcakes from a cozy mystery novel
A Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Chips and Chocolate Icing.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 3 Tbsp butter, softened
- 1½ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¾ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 1 bag semisweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Frosting
- ½ cup salted butter. softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 6 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Put liners in muffin tin and set aside.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt.
- Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until well blended.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well.
- Toss chocolate chips with flour and then add to the mixture.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes. Makes 12.
Chocolate Frosting
- In a large bowl, sift sugar and cocoa powder together and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla.
- Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.
- Scrape sides of bowl often.
- Add milk, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Makes 3 cups of icing.