Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

Hello, everyone! I hope you have been enjoying our blog. Today's recipe came about when I watched Save My Bakery. Seriously, I can't get enough of that show. It's so cool to see the transformations of the different bakeries! If you haven't seen it yet, you should watch an episode. Or ten. 

Anyway, when I saw them making cupcakes, it was one of those moments where you wish you could pull the food out of the screen and eat it. I ended up making cupcakes soon afterwards. I have a book called The Great Cupcake Book. That's where I got this recipe.

They didn't turn out as good as I expected them to, but they were still good. I am reducing the vanilla in the frosting by half a teaspoon in the recipe because my vanilla has alcohol in it, and it ended up leaving a really strong taste. If you use non-alcohol vanilla extract, you can probably put a full teaspoon in. Without further ado, we'll get into the recipe! 

                              Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
                      
                        Cupcakes:
                                   3 1/4 cups cake flour* 
                                   1 1/2 Tablespoons baking powder
                                   1 pinch salt
                                   1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
                                   1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
                                   1 3/4 sticks butter 
                                   2 cups sugar
                                   5 egg whites, room temperature
                                   2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
       
                         Frosting:
                                     3 sticks butter
                                     3 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
                                     1/2 tsp. vanilla
                                     2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

*if you are using all-purpose flour, reduce the amount by 2 Tablespoons per cup! 

Preheat the oven to 350*. Line 30 muffin tins with paper liners. 
Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. 
Combine the milk and vanilla, set aside. 
In another bowl or mixer, cream the butter until it is light and fluffy. Add the sugar in a steady stream, mixing the whole time. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk, mixing well after each addition. 
Beat the egg whites in a mixer until stiff peaks form, then gently fold it into the batter. 
Divide the batter between the muffin tins and bake until a toothpick comes out clean. Mine took about 30 minutes, but I would start at 20 and test add time by five minutes at a time if it's not done. 
Place the cupcakes on wire racks to cool. Meanwhile prepare the frosting. 
Cream the butter until it is smooth, then add the powdered sugar gradually. Mix in the vanilla. Here you can add the chocolate chips if you want, or you can put the plain frosting on the cupcakes and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. I mixed it in, but I think it would be really good with them separate. 
Once the cupcakes are cooled, frost them and enjoy! 

I love cupcakes! Try these out and let us know how you liked them in the comment section below! We'd love to hear from you! Happy Baking! 

                           ~Nutmeg