Chocolate Cup Cakes

By Hklbrries

This is one of my Mother's (Jeannette Costigan's) recipes.

Cheryl Costigan

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or shortening
• 1/2 cup sour milk
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 and 1/2 cups flour
• 2 squares chocolate
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup boiling water

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sugar, shortening, sour milk, salt, soda, eggs and flour. Mix well, then add the chocolate, vanilla and boiling water. Mix well. Bake in paper cups in moderate (350°) oven. Frost as desired, or cut cone shaped holes out of cupcake middles. Fill with marshmallow fluff and put tops back on.