Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes
- CUPCAKES
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- FROSTING AND GARNISH
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped,divided
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream
- Heat oven to 325u0b0F.
- Grease 12-cup muffin pan or line with baking cups.
- Place metal bowl over medium saucepan of barely simmering water (bowl should not touch water).
- Add butter and 6 oz chocolate.
- Let stand until melted; stir until smooth.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Whisk in sugar and egg yolks.
- Stir in flour and baking powder.
- In large bowl, beat egg whites at medium speed until frothy.
- Add cream of tartar.
- Beat at medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
- Fold one-fourth of the whites into chocolate mixture.
- Gently fold in remaining whites until mixed.
- Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling two-thirds full.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack 10 minutes.
- Remove from pan; cool completely.
- To make chocolate curls for garnish, line 4x2x2-inch mini loaf pan with plastic wrap.
- Melt 6 oz of the chocolate in metal bowl set over pan of barely simmering water (do not let bowl touch water).
- Pour into mini loaf pan; cool until firm.
- Unmold chocolate; remove plastic wrap.
- Using vegetable peeler, make curls.
- In medium saucepan, combine remaining 6 oz semisweet chocolate and whipping cream.
- Heat over low heat until melted and smooth, stirring frequently.
- Spread each cupcake with frosting; let cupcakes stand until frosting is cool but not set.
- Garnish with chocolate curls.
cupcakes, unsalted butter, chocolate, sugar, eggs, allpurpose, baking powder, cream of tartar, chocolate, whipping cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-fudge-cupcakes-22427 (may not work)