Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding

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Submitted By: Kelly Powers
Photo By: DESIDERATAGRACEFULLY
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 4


"My mom's best chocolate pudding recipe made with cornstarch and cocoa."
Ingredients:
1/2 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
powder
1/4 cup cornstarch 1/8 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups milk
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
1. In a saucepan, stir together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Place over medium heat, and stir in milk. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat, and stir in margarine and vanilla. Let cool briefly, and serve warm, or chill in refrigerator until serving.

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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cupcakes

24 regular cupcakes / 350 degree oven


3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cocoa powdered
2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
1-1/2 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla

1. Beat butter until softened. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 30 seconds after each addition.
3. Measure the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and espresso powder into a medium sized bowl and whisk to combine.
4. Measure the milk and vanilla into a measuring thing.
5. Add about a third of the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar and beat to combine. Add about a half of the milk/vanilla and beat to combine. Continue adding, alternating between dry and wet and finishing with the dry.
6. Scoop batter into cupcake cups about 2/3’s full. Plop a ball of bean paste in each. Push down slightly and cover with batter using the back of a spoon.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Chocolate cake

4 T flour
4 T sugar
2 T baking cocoa
1 egg
3 T water
3 T butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking powder

All mixed and microwaved for 3 min. :)