Chocolate cupcakes

Ingredients:

Unsweetened cocoa pwd - 1/2 cup or 50 gms ( sieved ),

Boiling hot water - 240 ml or 1/2 cup ,

All purpose flour - 175 gms or 1 and 1/3 cup ( sieved ),

Baking pwd - 2 tsp ,

Butter salted - 1/2 cup or 113 gms ( room temperature ),

Granulated sugar  - 1 cup or 200 gms ( powdered )

Egg -2 ,

Vanilla essence - 2 tsp .

Method :
Pre heat oven to 350 or 180 C

Sieve the cocoa pwd .

Boil 1 cup of water and mix in the cocoa pwd .

Stir till the cocoa pwd is dissolved and leave it to cool  to room temperature.

In another bowl sieve together the flour and baking pwd .

Take a bowl and beat in the butter till light and pale .

Add in the powdered sugar and beat till light and smooth .

Add in the eggs one at a time and keep in beating until smooth .

Stop the beater for a second and scrap down the sides of the bowl .

Beat in the vanilla essence .

Gradually add the flour  and beat only till incorporated .

Than add the cocoa mixture and stir until smooth .

Fill the muffin paper cups till 2/3 with batter .

Bake 16 to 20 minutes .

Always check 2 minutes before the desired baking time .

Insert a tooth pick or knife to check if the cupcakes are ready .

If a crumb sticks to your knife than the cupcakes are ready . It will cook as it cools down .

Remove from oven and take out the cupcakes to cool  on a wire rack .
Leave it to cool on wire rack for 1/2 hour .
Enjoy these cupcakes with chocolate glaze on top .These cupcakes are a little different than other cupcakes as they are very soft and moist inside .

Makes 19 cupcakes.