A Sweet Treat: Broward County Convention Center's Double Chocolate Cupcakes

At the SMG-managed Fort Lauderdale Convention Center, our culinary team is busy creating exciting new recipes to impress our guests, such as double chocolate cupcakes.

Cupcakes are easy to make and popular among people of all ages. Specialty bakeries devoted to gourmet cupcakes have cropped up nationwide during the past few years, and the cupcake craze is showing no signs of slowing down.

Our extraordinary recipe for double chocolate cupcakes will surely become a family favorite. Share these cupcakes with your friends and family for a sweet start to the new school year!

Double Chocolate Cupcakes
(Yields 14 cupcakes)

Cupcake:
1½ cup Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Buttermilk
½ cup Peanut oil
1/3 cup Cocoa powder
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt (finely ground)
1 tsp White distilled vinegar

Mix all ingredients. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners and fill with batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Frosting:
½ lb Powdered sugar
¼ cup Cocoa powder
3 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
¼ tsp Salt

Mix all ingredients and cook over a double boiler until mixture comes together. Cool and spread on top of cupcakes. Enjoy!

This article was previously published at the www.ftlauderdalecc.com blog.