International Women’s Day Cupcakes

Ingredients

• ¾ cup boiling water
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• 170 g butter
• 2 cups caster sugar
• 1 tsp table salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 free range eggs
• 2 ½ cups plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 360 g butter, softened
• 680 g icing sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 – 3 tbsp milk
• Purple food colouring
• Blueberries to garnish (optional)