Great chocolate cupcakes

24 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsUnsalted Butter
½cupChocolate Chips -- --or--
3ouncesSemisweet Chocolate
2largesEggs
1tablespoonCoffee Liqueur -- --or --
Water
¼cupBrown Sugar, Packed
cupWhite Sugar
1teaspoonCoffee Espresso
2cupsFlour
1teaspoonVanilla
½cupPecans -- chopped
24Pecan Halves

Directions

Melt butter and chocolate in double boiler. Cool slightly, add eggs (whisk first) and liqueur (water), then stir in flour, sugar, espresso, and ½ cup nuts. Heat oven to 350. Line mini-muffin pan with mini paper liners, spoon batter in--¾ full. Top each with pecan half. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Makes 24.

These are great and sweet too (the little cakes look perfect topped with the pecans.

Recipe By : STEPHANIE RAWLINS <rawlins@UTKUX1. UTK. EDU>