Muffins

Muffins. Muffins. Muffins. Icing recipes. Okies, I'm absolutely desperate for an icing recipe, and I have no idea what to look for, so, knowing that a large proportion of you lovely people are North American residents (I say North American since I don't know if the recipe I'm looking for is just popular in Canada or in the States too), I thought I'd ask here!

My birthday's coming up at the end of the month and my mum's decided that this year I can have a real cake (YAY!) , the type that's actually proper cake, nicely decorated and really tasty, as opposed to the usual last minute victoria sponge with buttercrean I've had the last few years. Now, when we lived in Canada, on special birthdays, like my 12th (since that was the same year as our family reunion, so they got me a special cake), and for family events, we used to get a cake from Safeway or other similar shops, ready-baked and custom decorated, as was the trend, and may still be. Thanks guys!! Easy Chocolate Cake. (With buttercream cocoa frosting. Height: 2 to 2.5 inch) To see our previous version:click here! Yield: 12 servings Ingredients 1 + 1/2 cup (170 g) all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (dutched/dark) 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup (220 g) sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla essence 3/4 cup (1.8 dl) milk 3/4 cup (170 g) melted butter 2 eggs Ingredients for frosting 1 stick (1/2 cup) + 3 tablespoons (160 g) softened butter 3 cups (7.2 dl) powdered sugar or confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 to 5 tablespoons lukewarm milk Method Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C) Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin.

Frosting Cream the softened butter with powdered sugar in a bowl. Variations You may cut the top of the cake to make a flat surface before adding the frosting.