Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

🥘 Ingredients

• flour 2 ½ cups
• sugar 2 cups
• baking powder 1 tsp
• salt ¼ tsp
• vanilla 1 tsp
• cocoa ½ cup
• eggs 2
• salad oil 1 cup
• buttermilk 1 cup
• hot water 1 cup
• sugar ½ cup
• milk 0.33 cup
• shortening 1 cup
• salt ¼ tsp
• water 1 Tbsp
• powdered sugar ½ cup
• flavoring

1. 1

   flour sugar baking powder salt vanilla cocoa eggs salad oil buttermilk hot water (with 2 tsp baking soda dissolved in it) sugar milk shortening salt water powdered sugar flavoring as desired
2. 2

   Mix all ingredients (except hot water mixture) and beat well. Add 1 c hot water with 2 tsp baking soda dissolved in it. Bake in cupcake cups for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Filling

1. 1

   Combine sugar, milk, shortening, salt, water and flavoring. Beat 5-7 minutes. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and beat 5 minutes more. Fill cooled cupcakes with filling through the top of the cupcake using a cake decorator. Frost.