These cupcakes are medium-simple to make, not too many ingredients but lots of steps. They’re good but I think I overbaked them slightly. The buttercream should help. Three and a half sticks of butter, between the 16 cupcakes and the buttercream. My co-workers are going to get fat!

• Chocolate Butter Cupcakes (Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, p. 296)
• Chocolate Neoclassic Buttercream (Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, p. 299)