Chocolate Cupcakes - Dinner With Julie

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (or any combination of all-purpose and whole-wheat)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup milk or soy milk
• ½ cup canola oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot coffee or boiling water (I use instant decaf - it intensifies and deepens the chocolate flavor without adding fat or calories