Fastest Fudge Cake Or Cupcakes

This is very quick & delicious! You know when you remember something when you are just falling asleep at night? well i remembered i said i would make cupcakes for my daughter's father-daughter girl scout dance, so before i left for work the next morning i whipped up these! took me 10 minutes to mix up! and they are so yummy. and then frost them with the fast fudge frosting". chocolately delicious!"!

Steps

Grease a 8-inch square or 9-inch round pan or put 12 cupcake papers in a cupcake pan and one extra in a custard cup.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.

To make the cake , whisk the flour , cocoa , baking soda and salt together.

Sift only if the cocoa remains lumpy , set aside.

In a large bowl , combine the warm melted butter and brown sugar.

Add the eggs and vanilla and stir until well blended.

Add all of the flour mixture at once.

Using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon - stir only until all the flour is moistened.

Pour the hot water over the batter all at once.

Stir only until the water is incorporated and the batter is smooth.

Scrape the batter into the pan (or cupcakes - to do that efficiently i scrape the batter into a 4 cup measuring cup and then easily pour it into the cupcake liners.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Cake - 25 to 30 minutes , cupcakes 17 - 22 minutes.

Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for about 10 minutes .

Ingredients

all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, hot water, sugar, heavy cream