Friday night, I was looking up cupcake recipes and was motivated to make some. Well, I was too distracted by the movie The Towering Inferno. So I made them yesterday. It was fun making them from scratch. I actually got the recipe off of cooks.com. No family recipe passed down, but it was a hit for the Biggs family.
Instructions
1 1/2 cups of flour
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
1/3 cup of cocoa powder
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
1 cup of water
1 teaspoon of vinegar
Mix all of the ingredients well with a mixer. It should be brown and smooth. Free of lumps.
Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes. Cupcakes will turn out moist and delicious.
Buttermilk or milk may be substituted for water. Melted butter may be substituted for oil.I made mostly 'mini' cupcakes and I did make the normal sized cupcakes. The frosting is buttercream frosting.