The best cupcake....sinful....sonorously sly...
I'm not always a big fan of Martha Stewart recipes. But this this one takes the cake ( I know, bad pun...can't help it) . The cake is tender, the buttercream frosting is creamy, not sugary and holds its shape, exactly what the recipe promised. Such a treat. You will want to lick the bowl.......trust me.....
Cupcakes: 3/4 cocoa mixed into 1/4 hot water. Combine all dry ingredients: 3 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder, pinch coarse salt. Combine all wet ingredients: 1 1/2 cups butter, 2 1/4 cups sugar, 4 large eggs, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1 cup sour cream. Alternate wet and dry ingredients till beaten well. Plop into paper lined cupcake tins. Fill 3/4. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Let cool. Then frost with Devilsh Buttercream.
Buttercream: 1/4 cup plus t tablespoons cocoa powder mixed into 1/ cup hot water. Softened 1 12 cups margarine or butter. Add 1/2 cp icing sugar, pinch of salt. Beat till glossy and smooth. Wonderful stuf.....be suure to save enough to pile onto the cupcakes.
The best cupcake....sinful....sonorously sly...
