Chocolate Cupcakes

I found this recipe in a cookbook called All You. I am pretty sure it was a compilation of some recipes published in the All You Magazine.

I would use some cream cheese frosting on top of each cupcake.

www.allyou.com

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (Do not use dark cocoa)
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used a total 1/3 cup regular semi-sweet chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips combined)

Mix the dry ingredients except the sugar and set aside.

In another bowl, cream sugar, butter and vanilla until creamy. Add egg yolks, one at a time beating after each addition. Combine both mixtures alternating with the buttermilk.

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold in the egg whites into the batter without beating. Finally, add the chocolate chips.

Line 12-14 muffin cups with paper cups. Fill up the cups 1/2 way.

Bake at 350 for 15-10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from the muffin pan and cool on the wire racks.

Once the muffins are completely cooled. frost with cream cheese frosting. You can garnish with miniature chocolate chips.

Makes 12-14 cupcakes