1/2 cup oil (I used olive)
1 and 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup white flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 t. salt
2 t. vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Preheat oven to 350, put foil cupcake liners in one muffin pans (12 cupcakes), but I usually double the recipe because my family absolutely inhales these!
Beat butter and sugar, add eggs, mix well (I do all the mixing by hand). Combine the flour, cocoa, and salt, stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in vanilla and chips. Bake 20 minutes, let cool before eating.