bez's birthday is coming up soon. he wants chocolate cupcakes with strawberry frosting. so i'm practicing. because there have been birthdays where i haven't practiced and it's been gross.
i love making cakes and cupcakes for birthdays, but every time i try to make chocolate cupcakes, they turn out too dry, too moist, too flaky, or something else. they never turn out right. also, making chocolate cupcakes from scratch is a pain in the toosh. it takes forever and it's sooo messy.
well, i'm so happy to report, i've found the perfect recipe. it's fast, it's easy, and it's yummy. my foodie friends will find this lazy. i'm going to put it out there - it's from a box. well, a couple of boxes. but, it's too good to share. the other thing? you don't have to tell people it's from a box. unless you write a blog entry about it.
i adapted the recipe from this one. you'll see the similarity.
makes 24 chocolate cupcakes
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 3-4 oz box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup whole milk
1 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
preheat the oven to 350 (ish). if your oven was made in 1962 (like mine), put the dial somewhere between the actual line for 350 and the line you drew on the stove where you thinkg 350 actually registers. then continuously monitor the thermometer inside your oven until it's 350.
throw all the ingredients into a big bowl. mix them until it's not too lumpy.
scoop about 1/4 cup (slightly less) of batter into cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.
bake for 20-25 mins, until you press on the top and it bounces back all spongy-like.
wait for them to cool completely, then spread buttercream frosting on them. try not to eat two. especially if you're breasfeeding and trying not to eat chocolate. just try it, i dare you.
yummmm.....
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