Ingredients for one dozen cupcakes:

• 1 1/2 cups cake flour (whole grain flour is also good)
• 1 cup sugar (it can be brown sugar if you’re too health-conscious to eat refined sugar)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (liquid)
• 1 teaspoon apple vinegar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 5 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water

Method:

Put all solid ingredients in a bowl, make three holes in the mixture and pour in them the vanilla, the vinegar and the melted butter (drop each ingredient into a hole). Add a cup of water on top, then mix everything very well.

Pour the chocolate cake batter into a lined cupcake pan, put it in the pre-heated oven and bake it for 20 minutes at 350 F. You can try the cupcakes with a toothpick after 15 minutes, to see if they are done. Stick one of the cupcakes in the middle. If the toothpick comes out clean, you’re ready. If not, let them bake five minutes more. Take the pan out of the oven and let the cupcakes chill before frosting them.

Depending on the occasion, you can use this chocolate cupcake recipe to bake birthday cupcakes, Easter cupcakes, Thanksgiving or Halloween cupcakes. Just buy the appropriate decorations and let your imagination run.