I love this recipe for Devils Food Cupcakes. I follow it up with a nice home made frosting, chocolate of course.
4 tablespoons of Droste cocoa- this brand is key in achieving the full flavor for this recipe.
1/2 cup Butter - real butter, unsalted.
1 1/4 Cup Sugar - I prefer C and H brand.
2 Eggs - if you can purchase farm fresh eggs, all the much better, believe me.
2 Cups of Flour - unbleached for baking a must.
1 teaspoonful of Salt.
2 teaspoonfuls of real Vanilla - NOT imitation
1 teaspoonful of Baking Soda
1 Cup of Milk - 2 percent Milk
Cream butter and sugar together. Add the Eggs beaten well.
Mix and sift the Cocoa, flour, salt and baking soda. Add to the first mixture alternately with the milk. Add the Vanilla. Mix well and pour into non stick cupcake pans. I like to use cupcake liners. There are also very nice wrappers or collars that can be used to decorate the finished cup cakes with. Find suggestion link below.
Bake for about 40 minutes in a moderate oven (.350
F.) or until the center of the cupcakes come clean when a cake tester is used.
Frost when completely cooled. Frost with homemade chocolate frosting. I suggest any good recipe for such, and if the recipe calls for cocoa, I highly suggest using the Drostes brand.
Cupcake laser cut collars This design reminds me of the Haunted Mansion theming.
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