Red, white & blue chocolate cupcakes

18 Cupcakes

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Sugar
1¾ cup All-purpose flour
¾ cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa OR European Style Cocoa
1½ teaspoon Baking powder
1½ teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1 cup Milk
½ cup Vegetable oil
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
1 cup Boiling water
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
5 tablespoons Butter or margarine softened
4 cups Powdered sugar
¼ cup Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Fresh blueberries
Fresh strawberries

Directions

GARNISH

1. Heat oven to 350 F. Line muffin cups (2-½ inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. In large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

2. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Fill muffin cups ⅔ full with batter.

3. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.

4. Prepare VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING; frost cupcakes. Garnish with blueberries and strawberries. About 2-½ dozen cupcakes.

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: In medium bowl, beat 5 tablespoons softened butter or margarine until creamy. Gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar, ¼ cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, beating until of spreading consistency. About 2 cups frosting.

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Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.

Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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