Devil's Food Cupcake/Cake

Ingredients:
260g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
60g cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
340g fine sugar

200ml hot coffee (1 tsp Nescafe + hot water)
200ml vegetable oil
200ml buttermilk (1 tbsp white vinegar + full cream milk)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

Direction:

1. Preheat oven to 165 deg C for cake or 175 deg C for cupcakes.  Grease & line 9" baking pan two 9" baking pan or three 8" pan.
2. In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients.
3. In a measuring jug, mix all wet ingredients except coffee.  Pour the wet mixture into dry ingredients & mix thoroughly.  Add hot coffee & mix until fully combined.  (Note: Batter should be very runny)
4. Pour batter into prepared pans  & bake for 30 mins or cupcake liner (eg 50-55g) bake for 20 mins.
5. Remove from oven, let cake/cupcake cool completely.

Marshamallow Cream Cheese Frosting

250g cream cheese

125g butter ~ room temp

1 cup icing sugar ~ shifted

1 tsp vanilla extract

100g marshamallow ~ melted

A drop of rose essence

Directions:

Beat cream cheese & butter until creamy, add the icing sugar, vanilla & lemon juice.  Beat again till well incorporated.  Add the melted marshmallow at the end of the cream cheese

Hubby request Vanilla Buttercream Frosting on his cupcakes