OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Old Fashioned Chocolate Cupcakes image

Provided by Catherine Cappiello Pappas

Categories Cakes

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 19

for the cupcakes:
2 cups flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
4 tablespoons butter
4 oz. applesauce
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
4 oz. chocolate
1 tsp. vanilla
½ cup whole milk
½ cup boiling water
for the cream cheese frosting:
8 oz. of cream cheese
1 cup of powdered sugar
¼ cup milk
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

1. For the Cupcakes: Preheat Oven 350 degrees: In a bowl combine flour, cocoa baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a food processor combine butter and sugar and process until smooth. Add the eggs, 4 oz. of chocolate pieces and vanilla. Add half of the flour mixture and ½ of the milk. Process and add the other half of the flour and the remainder of the milk. Slowly, add the hot water. Grease and fill muffin tins to top. Bake 20 25 minutes or until toothpick test comes out clean. Let Cool. For the Cream Cheese Frosting: Combine all of the above in a food processor and process until smooth. Refrigerate. Frost cupcakes as you use them.