Moist Chocolate Cupcakes (makes 18 large / 30 small)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cocoa

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1tsp bicarb

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

1/2 cup warm water

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup canola oil

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 and line cupcake trays with cupcake liners.

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl.

Add the egg, water, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract and mix with electric beater for 3 minutes.

Scoop mixture into prepared cupcake trays (fill about 1/3 of the way).

Bake for 20 minutes.

Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

175g icing sugar

50g cocoa

45ml cold water

115g soft unsalted butter

1. Sift the cocoa together with icing sugar.

2. Beat the buttre to a cream.

3. Add water and icing/cocoa, mixing together gradually while beating.