• Cooking Time: 20-25 min
• Servings: 18-20
• Preparation Time: 10 min
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup boiling water
• Preheat oven to 350˚F (175˚C)
• Mom's Best Ever Icing
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 2 tbsp. cocoa
• 2 tbsp. hot water
• 2 cups icing sugar

1. *Line cupcake tin, makes 18 cupcakes
3. *In a large bowl sift together dry ingredients.
5. *Add eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, and buttermilk.
7. *Beat with a mixer on medium speed for a couple
8. of minutes until smooth and silky. Stir in boiling
9. water until blended.
11. Directions; Mom's Best Ever Icing
13. Combine the butter, cocoa and hot water.
14. Gradually add the icing sugar until smooth and
15. creamy. Ice cupcakes and enjoy!
17. *Fill muffin tins with batter; bake in oven
18. for 22-25 minutes.

This recipe is one passed down by a great Aunt it was the first title I thought of for my cookbook. My mother makes the best icing ever. I can never match it although I try she even uses margarine ... I know...I know! Copyright Happy Baker Publishing, All Rights reserver. Visit www.thehappybakerchick.com for more info.