Chocolate Cupcakes

Difficulty: easy Prep Time: Fifteen Minutes Total Time: Under an hour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup warm water
3/4 cup buttermilk
3 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp vanilla

Buttercream Frosting
1 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups icing sugar
2 Tbsp milk

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line muffin tins with the liners. Sift all dry ingredients together. Add eggs, water, buttermilk, oil and vanilla and mix together until smooth. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full. Bake for approx. 20 mins. For the icing, mix all ingredients together. If icing appears too dry add a little more milk. Colour with green gel food colouring.