Chocolate mayonnaise cupcakes

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 c Sifted flour 1 1/4 ts Baking soda
1 1/2 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Mayonnaise
1/3 c Cocoa 1 1/2 c Water
2 1/4 ts Baking powder 1 1/2 ts Vanilla

---------------------CHOCOLATE FROSTING--------------------------
3 tb Butter or margarine - hot
2 oz Semisweet chocolate 1/2 ts Vanilla
2 c Powdered sugar Chopped nuts or nut halves
1/8 ts Salt - (optional)
2 tb Milk (or double this amt.)

Resift flour with sugar, cocoa, baking powder and soda into bowl.
Gradually stir in mayonnaise. Stir in water and 1 1/2 teaspoons
vanilla. Fill 2 dozen greased or paper-lined muffin pans 1/2 full
with batter. Bake at 350F 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans 5 minutes.
Remove from pans and cool on rack.

Meanwhile, to make frosting, melt butter and chocolate in top of
double boiler over hot water. Sift powdered sugar with salt. Add
chocolate mixture and blend. Beat in enough milk to make spreadable.
Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Use to frost cupcakes. Garnish tops
with nuts, if desired.