Red, White & Blue Chocolate Cupcakes

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Title: Red, White & Blue Chocolate Cupcakes
Categories: Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

2 c Sugar
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 c Hershey's cocoa
Or hershey's european style
-cocoa
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
2 Eggs
1 c Milk
1/2 c Vegetable oil
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Boiling water
Vanilla buttercream
-frosting:
=(recipe follows)
Fresh blueberries and
-strawberries

Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
1. Heat oven to 350 F. Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in
diameter) with paper bake cups. In large bowl, stir
together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda
and salt.
2. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of
electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter
will be thin). Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.
3. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in
center comes out clean. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool
completely.
4. Prepare VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING; frost cupcakes.
Garnish with blueberries and strawberries. About 2-1/2
dozen cupcakes.
VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: In medium bowl, beat 5
tablespoons softened butter or margarine until creamy.
Gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup milk and 1
teaspoon vanilla extract, beating until of spreading
consistency. About 2 cups frosting.JmHershey's is a
registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe
may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.

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