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Black Velvet Cupcakes

Chocolate cake, but make it spooky!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups flour
  • ⅓ cup Dutch process dark cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup oil any neutral oil, like peanut
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • food colouring

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F
  • Sift together flour, cocoa and baking soda.
  • Whisk in sugar.
  • Combine oil, water, vanilla and white vinegar.
  • Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
  • Slowly add drops of black food colouring until desired shade.
  • Pour into lined cupcake tray, makes 12.
Keyword cupcakes