This document provides a recipe for chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting. It lists the dry and other ingredients needed which include flour, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. The instructions describe mixing the dry ingredients together and then adding the wet ingredients and boiling water. The batter is mixed for 3 minutes until smooth. The cupcakes are baked at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. The frosting recipe lists confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, shortening, milk and vanilla. The frosting is made by creaming the shortening until fluffy and mixing in the other ingredients until spreadable.

1. Chocolate Cupcakes
with
Chocolate Frosting

2. Getting Started
Preheat oven to 350°
Place baking cups in
muffin tin
Gather ingredients

3. Dry Ingredients
2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

4. Other Ingredients
3 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup boiling water

5. Time to mix it up!
In a medium bowl
stir together
sugar
flour
cocoa
baking soda
baking powder
salt

6. Keep Going…
Oil
Milk
Vanilla
Add the eggs, one at a time
Mix for 3 minutes, until batter is
smooth
Stir in the boiling water by hand

7. Almost There…
Fill baking cups 2/3
Place pan in oven
Bake for 20 minutes*
Oven times vary

8. Frosting
5 cups confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup shortening
2/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

9. Making the Frosting
Cream butter until light and fluffy
Stir in the cocoa and confectioners' sugar
alternately with the milk and vanilla
Stir to a spreading consistency.