chocolate cake

Taadaah!! I can’t believe I made this myself…from SCRATCH!  :P

Chloe turns 4 today and since I promised myself to at least prepare something myself for her birthday, I made these for her daycare party.

It’s sooo good, want to try? I can share you the recipe :P

Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream cheese frosting:

Cupcake recipe from For the love of Cooking

And for the cream cheese frosting in youtube.

 Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes:

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 + 2 tbsp flour
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup of canola oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup boiling water

-Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
-Fill muffin pans with 24 cupcake liners.

-Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
-Add egg, milk, canola oil and vanilla
-Beat with a mixer for  about 2 minutes.
-Add boiling water, and beat until blended
-Pour the batter into the liners
-Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Icing color, if desired

- In a medium bowl, cream the cream cheese and butter untli creamy.

- Add confectioners' sugar gradually

- Beat in the vanilla extract and icing color

Happy eating! :)