Chocolate Cup Cakes

 

Chocolate cup cakes.....

Ingredients

1 +  1/3 cups :  Maida / All-purpose flour

 1/4 tsp  :  Baking soda

 2 tsp :  Baking powder

 3/4 cup :  unsweetened cocoa powder

 1/8 tsp  :  salt

 3 tbsp  :   butter, at room temperature.

 1+   1/2 cups  :   white sugar   ( powder it )

  2  :  Eggs

 3/4 tsp  :   vanilla essence

 1 cup  :  Milk

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.

Line a muffin pan with paper or foil liners.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt.  Set  aside.

1.    In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla.   Add the flour mixture   alternately with the milk; beat well.    Fill the muffin cups  3/4 full.

2.    Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

        3. Frost with your favorite frosting when cool.