| Always Perfect Cupcakes
1/2 cup of shortening
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 teaspoon of soda
1/2 cup of buttermilk
1 1/2 cup of flour, sifted
1/2 cup of cocoa
1/2 cup of boiling water |
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Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg. Blend in vanilla. Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add to creamed mixture. Blend in flour. Blend cocoa and boiling water, to make a thick paste. Combine chocolate mixture with creamed ingredients. Pour into cupcake papers that have been placed in muffin pan. Bake at 350ºF. for 10-12 minutes. Makes approximately 18 cupcakes. |