CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

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So, I joined the baking club at my daughters’ school! Basically the bakers supply the treats for bake sales, and the proceeds of the sales go back to the school. And honestly? I joined the baking club primarily to motivate me to create more sweet treats to share with all of you. You’ve probably noticed that the majority of the recipes on this site are savory, but I feel like we need a few sweets now and then to mix things up. These chocolate chip cupcakes are the perfect way to get things started!

Chocolate or vanilla? It’s an age old question. With these chocolate chip cupcakes, you get the best of both worlds! You’ve got a light and tender white cake that’s full of chocolate chips. The cupcakes are topped with a swirl of rich chocolate frosting and more chocolate chips. For this recipe, you’re going to want to use mini chocolate chips, they incorporate into the batter more evenly than regular sized chips.

This cake recipe is a little unique in that you don’t cream the butter at the beginning. Instead, cubes of butter are gradually mixed into the dry ingredients. It sounds kind of funny, but it really works to produce a light and tender cake!

Ingredients

• For the cupcakes:
• 1¾ cups cake flour
• 1¼ cups all purpose flour
• 1¾ cups granulated sugar
• 2½ teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter softened and cut into ½-inch cubes
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk I use 1%
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips plus more for garnish
• For the frosting:
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
• 2 sticks of butter softened (1 cup)
• 1/3 cup heavy cream or milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 12-cup cupcake pan with paper liners.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the cake flour, all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, and mix together on low speed for 1 minute or until just combined.
3. With the mixer on low speed, add the butter, a few cubes at a time, until all the butter has been added and the mixture resembles coarse sand.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions. Slowly pour in the milk and vanilla and mix until combined.
5. ...........................................

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