How to Make Christmas Tree Cupcakes!

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Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Makes 1 dozen cupcakes

Ingredients
½ cup butter
2 oz. semisweet chocolate (chocolate chips or bar chocolate are both fine)
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ cups flour
½ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
2 large eggs
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk (or mix ½ cup milk with 1 ½ tsp white vinegar and let stand for 5 min)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Melt together butter and chocolate in microwave. Set aside to cool.
3. Whisk together cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. Whisk together eggs, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Mix in cooled chocolate.
5. Mix in ½ dry mixture to eggs mixture, then mix in all of the buttermilk. Mix in remaining dry mixture and scoop into 12 cupcake liners.
6. Bake for 18 min.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Makes enough for 1 dozen cupcakes

Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-2 T milk
Green gel food coloring

Directions
1. Cream butter until smooth, then gradually add in powdered sugar one cup at a time.
2. Mix in vanilla extract, then add enough milk until desired consistency is reached.
3. Add green food coloring.

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