Chocolate Filled Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 egg whites
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 vanilla beans, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved, beans discarded
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into twelve 2 inch chunks
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. line a standard 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners; set aside. put butter and sugar into bowl of electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed til pale and fluffy, about 3 minute add egg whites, milk, vanilla extract and seeds; mix until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. add flour, baking powder, and salt; mix just til combined.
• 2 divide batter among muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 of the way full. insert a piece of chocolate into center of each, pressing about halfway into batter to cover. bake til pale golden brown, about 24 minutes. transfer tin to wire rack; let cool slightly. dust with powdered sugar before serving.