PollyM

Easy, delicious, one-bowl cupcakes, perfect for a special Valentine's dessert. Just mix and pour. Take a minute to frost with pretty hearts, and this is one fabulous dessert!



* 2 1/4 Cups flour
* 1 3/4 Cups sugar
* 1/2 tsp. baking powder
* 1 3/4 tsp. baking soda
* 1 tsp. salt
* 2/3 Cup COCOA (we prefer NATURAL)
* 2/3 Cup butter
* 1 Cup water, divided
* 3 eggs
* 1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT

Frosting:

* 2 Cups powdered sugar
* 4 TB. butter, room temperature
* 4 TB. milk
* 1/2 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT





Preheat oven to 325°. In a large mixing bowl, sift flour with sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and COCOA. It is important to always sift COCOA to break up any lumps. Add 2/3 Cup room temperature butter and 2/3 Cup water, mix for 2 minutes on medium mixer speed (or beat vigorously by hand). Add 1/3 Cup water, 3 eggs and PURE VANILLA EXTRACT. Beat 2 more minutes. Line cupcake tins with paper liners and fill 2/3 full with batter. Bake for 15 minutes and leave to cool on a rack for about 20-30 minutes before frosting. Prepare the frosting by mixing powdered sugar, room temperature butter, milk and PURE VANILLA EXTRACT in a small bowl by hand. If the frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar. If it is too thick, drizzle in more milk. If desired, add a bit of red food coloring to the frosting or make a small bit of pink frosting and decorate the tops.

Prep. time: 10 minutes
Baking time: 15-20 minutes
Yield: 24 cupcakes

baker33

Yum, that sounds really good!

I also know of an awesome cupcake recipe that's great for Valentine's Day as well....Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes. It's from How2Heroes (I also work for them) and here's the link for their how-to-video for that recipe: how2heroes › Videos › Chocolate-Raspberry Cupcakes

Let me know what you think