Birthday Cup Cakes

I celebrated my 33rd birthday last Friday. As there seems to be a rule in England that you bring in goodies on your birthday to work I decided chocolate cup cakes were the best option.

There are many chocolate cake recipes and I've tried my fair share. Tuxedo cake is a good one it's made with butter milk which you can find in the US at any supermarket however here in the UK it's a lot harder to find.

I forget where this receipe came from but it is probably the best by far.



Chocolate Cup Cakes

2 Eggs
1 cup butter
2.5 cups plain flour
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 cup hot water


Cream butter and sugar, add eggs vanilla. Mix well.

Add in cocoa powder and hot water. Mix well

Add in everything else and you guessed it, mix well.

Bake at 350F for 20 minutes for cup cakes

For the icing:-

2 containers of double cream
1/4 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder

Mix for 5 minutes at top speed.