Simple Chocolate, Vanilla, Or Spice Cupcakes
Cake, Desserts
Ingredients
1/2 Cup oil
2 Cups sugar
1/2 Cup Cocoa
1/2 Cup boiling water
1 cup Whole milk
3 Cups Ap Flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 Cup sour cream
Directions
Mix cocoa and water, let cool.
Beat together wet ingredients. Sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Slowly incorporate dry into wet. Run batter through a sieve into a new bowl to remove any undissolved flour.
Pour into prepared pans.
Bake at 350° F (or 325 if you have a small double oven) for 20-30 minutes for cake and 15-20 minutes for cupcakes and cake balls.
Vanilla:
Replace the water with milk, substitute the cocoa powder for an equal amount of flour, and up the vanilla to 1 T.
Spice cake:
Replace the water with milk, substitute the cocoa powder for an equal amount of flour, and add at least 1 tsp. each of nutmeg, ginger, and allspice. 2 tsp. cinnamon, and a pinch of cayenne if desired.
Optional: Replace the water with spiced rum instead of milk.
Notes
*Half sugar and half Splenda cup-for-cup works well in this.
*If there are floury lumps in your batter, run it through a sieve.