Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes filled with chocolate chips and topped with Nutella buttercream frosting and more chocolate chips...

Ingredients:

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup greek yogurt
3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

For Buttercream recipe see Cookies n Creme Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line one 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners.

In a medium bowl, sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. 

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each, then beat in vanilla. 

With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with greek yogurt and beginning and ending with flour. Gently fold in chocolate chips.

Pour batter into cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

Cool in pan 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Top with Buttercream and chocolate chips.