Easy mini chocolate cupcakes

Recipe makes a dozen mini cupcakes.

Mini Cupcake Ingredients

• 1/2 cup self-rising flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp coffee

Directions for mini cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Place 12 mini cupcake liners in mini muffin baking pan.
3. Add all ingredients to mixing bowl and combine using mixer or whisk.
4. Fill cupcake liners with batter.
5. Bake 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool mini cupcakes before frosting.

Frosting Ingredients

• 1.5 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp coffee
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt

Directions for frosting

1. Combine all ingredients in bowl using mixer or whisk.
2. Frost mini cupcakes using knife or piping bag.

Nutrition facts calculated at VeryWellFit.com: Calories 162, Total Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 24mg, Sodium 45mg, Total Carbohydrate 25.7g, Dietary Fiber 1.3g, Total Sugars 23.2g, Protein 1.1g