Double Chocolate Lime Cupcakes

These cupcakes are rich however delicate, and velvety with a subtle lime flavour. Truly a chocolate lovers delight.   

Double Chocolate Lime Cupcakes

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makes 12 cupcakes

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs, separating the yolks and whites of each egg

1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

grated lime zest of 1 lime

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup mini dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 12 cup muffin/cupcake tin with reusable liners or baking paper liners. 

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

In another medium bowl add the egg whites and using an electric hand held mixer, with a whisk attachment, on high speed beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside. Remove the whisk attachment and attach the beaters.

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar, with the electric mixer, with the beater attachments, until pale and somewhat fluffy. Add the yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in the vanilla and the lime zest. Then with the mixer on medium low gradually beat in the flour and milk, alternating each until ending with flour.

Fold in 1/3 of the egg whites, then fold in remaining egg whites and the chocolate chips.

Divide the batter evenly among the lined muffin/cupcake cups. Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool in the tin on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then remove cupcakes to rack to cool completely. 

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend, we did! - JD