Did you know it's National Chocolate Cupcake Day on October 18th?!

Apparently, it's National Chocolate Cupcake Day on October 18th! I plan to incorporate a chocolate cupcake or two into my Sunday! Are you ready for National Chocolate Cupcake Day?

Here's a great Double-Chocolate Cupcakes recipe from Cooking Light:

"These cupcakes are easy to make, and because simple ingredients are used, it's best to purchase premium cocoa powder and dark chocolate. Since they're studded with dark chocolate chunks, just dusting them with powdered sugar is enough to decorate these treats. Bake them in muffin cup liners. A dozen of these are a terrific holiday treat to bring to coworkers at the office.

Yield

12 servings (serving size: 1 cupcake)

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 ounces)
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat buttermilk
• 1 1/4 ounces dark (70 percent cocoa) chocolate, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir with a whisk.

Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well combined (about 3 minutes). Add egg substitute and vanilla, beating well. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to granulated sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in chocolate. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups lined with muffin cup liners. Bake at 350° for 18 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

150 (31% from fat)

Fat:

5.2g (sat 3.2g,mono 1.2g,poly 0.2g)

Protein:

3.1g

Carbohydrate:

24g

Fiber:

1.1g

Cholesterol:

11mg

Iron:

1mg

Sodium:

125mg

Calcium:

42mg"

Kathy Kitchens Downie, R.D., Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2007