Best Chocolate Cupcakes

I have a confession. This was my first time making a cupcake from scratch! I was super surprised at

how easy it was to make.

This is my favorite frosting recipe. Try to save enough to frost with!

Chocolate Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients:

1 2/3 cup sugar

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 c cake flour

1 1/4 c all-purpose flour

2/3 c unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 t baking powder

1/2 t baking soda

1 1/2 c milk

Frosting Ingredients:

6 T. Butter

1/2 c cocoa

2 2/3 c powdered sugar

1 1/2 t. vanilla

2 T. Milk

Directions:

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Cream your butter and sugar then add your eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Mix your remaining dry ingredients in a small bowl and alternately add a spoonful of flour and your milk to the batter. Begin and end with your dry ingredients. Fill your lined cupcake tins with batter and bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack. For the frosting, beat your butter for 2 minutes. Add your vanilla and mix again. Slowly add your sugar and cocoa. Add milk until it is your desired consistency. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes.

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- I feel bad because I got the recipe from the back of a calendar and can't find who it's from!