Chocolate cupcakes

{Chocolate Cupcakes}

{Ingredients}

1 Cup of butter

2 Cups of packed brown sugar

1 Cup of white sugar

4 Large Eggs

2 Teaspoons of vanilla

2 2/3 Cups of all-purpose flour

¾ Cups of unsweetened cocoa powder

1 Tablespoon of baking soda

¼ Teaspoon of salt

1 1/3 Cups of plain yogurt

1 ¼ Cups of boiling water

{Directions}

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and place paper cupcake cups in your cupcake pan or spray with non-stick spray. 
• In a mixing bowl cream the butter, brown sugar and white sugar together.

• Add eggs, one at a time, making sure that each one is incorporated before adding the next.
• Beat on high until the mixture is light and fluffy, it should take just a minute or two.

• Add the vanilla.
• In a separate bowl mix together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• Slowly add half of the flour mixture but do not over mix.
• Add the yogurt.
• Add the other half of the flour mixture.
• Mix the water in slowly, allowing it to fully incorporate before pouring in more to avoid a splashy mess. Do not over mix! I cannot stress that enough.

• Put into prepared cupcake cups and fill to 2/3 full

• Bake for approximately 20-22 minutes 

• Place on a wire rack to cool, if you do not have a wire rack you can lay the cupcakes on their side to cool. I frosted these with my cookies and cream frosting, yummy!

I would give these cupcakes a rating of 3 cupcakes out of 5, they were really great!