Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cupcakes

• 34 cup butter
• 1 34 cups sugar (originally 2 cups)
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 34 cup cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
• 1 12 cups low-fat milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

1. Beat butter until softened.
2. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 30 seconds after each addition.
4. Measure the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and espresso powder into a medium sized bowl and whisk to combine.
5. Measure the milk and vanilla into a measuring thing.
6. Add about a third of the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar and beat to combine.
7. Add about a half of the milk/vanilla and beat to combine.
8. Continue adding, alternating between.
9. dry and wet and finishing with the dry.
10. Scoop batter into cupcake cups about 2/3s full.
11. Plop a ball of bean paste in each.
12. Push down slightly and cover with batter using the back of a spoon.
13. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, espresso powder, lowfat milk, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-chocolate-cupcakes-279782 (may not work)