Cupcakes for (exactly) 2

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This is one of my favorite dessert finds on Pinterest! I love baking with Abigail, but I don't want 24 cupcakes for us. So viola, a recipe for exactly 2 cupcakes! Perfect :) They aren't the most amazing, but I think they are just right for one of those occasions where you just want to make a little something sweet with your kiddos.
And there are no eggs!

Cupcakes for 2

3 T flour
2 T sugar
1 1/2 tsp cocoa powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
2 T cold water
1 T Safflower oil (or whatever oil you like to use)
Few drops of vanilla
Chocolate chips (optional)
Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 325. Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a small bowl. In a second small bowl, combine wet ingredients. Add the dry to the wet and stir till combined, whisking well. Divide batter between two cupcake liners. Sprinkle with chocolate chips, if using. Bake for 18 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Cool before frosting.

Chocolate frosting for 2

1 T butter
1 T + 2 tsp cocoa powder
3 T powdered sugar
1 tsp almond milk (or milk, half and half, cream...)
Dash of salt

Melt butter in a small bowl. Add remaining ingredients and whisk to combine. Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes or until frosting is partially set. Whisk again then allow to rest at room temperature until cupcakes are cool enough to frost. (Start making the frosting once you put the cupcakes in the oven. Then it all should be ready to go once the cupcakes are cool)

Bon Appetite!

Comments

  1. jeff and alli7/30/2012

    We made this today and it was great fun with the kids and I loved that we weren't tempted to eat 12 cupcakes afterwards. :) I agree they aren't blow your socks off good, but they totally satisfy a chocolate craving.

    I doubled it so we could all have one and then didn't double the frosting but accidentally doubled the milk. (does that make sense?) Anyhow, the frosting worked out fine, I put it in the fridge for 10 minutes and then it didn't need to rest at room temperature. I didn't try to pipe it though, we just spread it on with a knife.

    Thanks for posting.

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