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      Title: Red, White & Blue Chocolate Cupcakes
 Categories: Chocolate
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      2 c  Sugar
  1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
    3/4 c  Hershey's cocoa
           Or hershey's european style
           -cocoa
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
  1 1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
      2    Eggs
      1 c  Milk
    1/2 c  Vegetable oil
      2 ts Vanilla extract
      1 c  Boiling water
           Vanilla buttercream
           -frosting:
           =(recipe follows)
           Fresh blueberries and
           -strawberries
 
  Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
  1. Heat oven to 350 F. Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in
  diameter) with paper bake cups. In large bowl, stir
  together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda
  and salt.
  2. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of
  electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter
  will be thin). Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.
  3. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in
  center comes out clean. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool
  completely.
  4. Prepare VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING; frost cupcakes.
  Garnish with blueberries and strawberries. About 2-1/2
  dozen cupcakes.
  VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: In medium bowl, beat 5
  tablespoons softened butter or margarine until creamy.
  Gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup milk and 1
  teaspoon vanilla extract, beating until of spreading
  consistency. About 2 cups frosting.JmHershey's is a
  registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe
  may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.
 
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