Cakes: "Hostess Cup Cakes"
Submitted by sandi81 on August 28, 2004 at 11:27 am

DESCRIPTION
Cakes: "Hostess Cup Cakes"

SUMMARY
Yield 0 File under Cookies Brownies Bars

INSTRUCTIONS
I found this recipe in my Step-mother's recipes while putting together a "Family Recipe Book".

Cakes:
Sift together:
2 1/2 C. flour
2 C. sugar
5 T. Cocoa
1/4 t. salt

Beat together:

2 eggs
1 T. vanilla
1 C. salad oil
1 c. buttermilk

Add dry ingredients. Lastly,
Add: 1 C. BOILING WATER with 2 tsp. SODA dissolved in it.

Bake @ 350 about 20 min.

Filling:

1 1/2 C. sugar
1/3 c. milk
2/3 c. "crisco"
1/4 t. salt
1 T. water

Beat for 5 minutes. (This will look awful)

Add: 1/2 C. pwd. sugar. And beat until fluffy.

Use writing tip of cake decorator to put filling into warm cupcakes. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting.