Fudgy Baby Cakes

Ingredients

• 6 (1-oz.) semisweet chocolate baking squares
• 1 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose soft-wheat flour
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Paper baking cups
• Vegetable cooking spray
• Powdered sugar

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Pour water to a depth of 1 inch into bottom of a double boiler over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer; place chocolate and butter in top of double boiler over simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 6 minutes or until melted. Remove mixture from heat, and cool 10 minutes.
3. Whisk together sugar, flour, and eggs in a large bowl; add chocolate mixture, stirring just until combined. Stir in vanilla and salt.
4. Place paper baking cups in 2 (12-cup) muffin pans, and coat with cooking spray; spoon batter into cups, filling two-thirds full.
5. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Be careful not to over bake; they should be gooey. (They will crack and sink in the middle; this is normal.) Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely.
6. Sift powdered sugar over the top of each cupcake.