Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 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
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped,divided
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f.
• 2 grease 12-cup muffin pan or line with baking cups.
• 3 place metal bowl over medium saucepan of barely simmering water (bowl should not touch water).
• 4 add butter and 6 oz chocolate.
• 5 let stand until melted; stir until smooth.
• 6 cool to room temperature.
• 7 whisk in sugar and egg yolks.
• 8 stir in flour and baking powder.
• 9 in large bowl, beat egg whites at medium speed until frothy.
• 10 add cream of tartar.
• 11 beat at medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
• 12 fold one-fourth of the whites into chocolate mixture.
• 13 gently fold in remaining whites until mixed.
• 14 spoon batter into muffin cups, filling two-thirds full.
• 15 bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 16 cool on wire rack 10 minutes.
• 17 remove from pan; cool completely.
• 18 to make chocolate curls for garnish, line 4x2x2-inch mini loaf pan with plastic wrap.
• 19 melt 6 oz of the chocolate in metal bowl set over pan of barely simmering water (do not let bowl touch water).
• 20 pour into mini loaf pan; cool until firm.
• 21 unmold chocolate; remove plastic wrap.
• 22 using vegetable peeler, make curls.
• 23 in medium saucepan, combine remaining 6 oz semisweet chocolate and whipping cream.
• 24 heat over low heat until melted and smooth, stirring frequently.
• 25 spread each cupcake with frosting; let cupcakes stand until frosting is cool but not set.
• 26 garnish with chocolate curls.