CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

2 sticks unsalted butter (8 ounces) 1 cup granulated sugar (7 ounces) 1 cup light brown sugar (7-3/4 ounces) 4 large eggs (one at a time) 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate 2 cups cake flour (9-1/4 ounces) 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Note: In this recipe, measurements for dry ingredients are given both by volume (cups) and by weight (ounces). Professional chefs tend to use weight measures, while home cooks usually use volume.

Cream together: 2 sticks unsalted butter (8 ounces) 1 cup granulated sugar (7 ounces) 1 cup light brown sugar (7-3/4 ounces) Add: 4 large eggs (one at a time) 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate (chocolate should be melted, then cooled for approximately 15 minutes before being added) Add and alternate: 2 cups cake flour (9-1/4 ounces) 1 teaspoon baking soda With: 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Place cupcake paper into each cup of 2 muffin pans (each pan yielding 12 muffins). Then fill each cup with 1 leveled off scoop of an ice cream scooper. Bake at 350°F in regular oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until tester comes out clean.

Yields 24 to 27 cupcakes

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