Chocolate mayonnaise cupcakes

24 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups Sifted flour
1½ cup Sugar
⅓ cup Cocoa
2¼ teaspoon Baking powder
3 tablespoons Butter or margarine
2 ounces Semisweet chocolate
2 cups Powdered sugar
⅛ teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Milk (or double this amt.)
1¼ teaspoon Baking soda
1½ cup Mayonnaise
1½ cup Water
1½ teaspoon Vanilla hot
½ teaspoon Vanilla
Chopped nuts or nut halves (optional)

Directions

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Resift flour with sugar, cocoa, baking powder and soda into bowl.

Gradually stir in mayonnaise. Stir in water and 1½ teaspoons vanilla. Fill 2 dozen greased or paper-lined muffin pans ½ full with batter. Bake at 350F 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans 5 minutes.

Remove from pans and cool on rack.

Meanwhile, to make frosting, melt butter and chocolate in top of double boiler over hot water. Sift powdered sugar with salt. Add chocolate mixture and blend. Beat in enough milk to make spreadable.

Beat in ½ teaspoon vanilla. Use to frost cupcakes. Garnish tops with nuts, if desired.

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