Chocolate chip cupcake

Chocolate chips are just great for cakes, cookies etc. It adds an extra flavour in each bite. Here is a simple choco chip recipe great for all occasions. I'm planning to make this again for my guests on Christmas eve ! 'm just crazy about making & decorating cupcakes. Hope you wll also love it !

Ingredients for the cupcake 

• 2 cups Flour 
• 2 Eggs 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla essence 
• 4 tablespoons Butter 
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder 
• 1 cup Milk 
• 1 cup Sugar 
• 1/2 cup semi sweet mini chocolate chips 
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Arrange 12 cup cake liners in a cupcake pan.
3. Take a bowl. Whisk egg, butter & sugar well.
4. Add sieved flour & baking powder.
5. Mix well with milk and add vanilla essence & salt.
6. Mix everything thoroughly and add the chocolate chips. Stir carefully.
7. Transfer the batter to the cupcake liners till it is 3/4th full.
8. Bake in the middle oven rack for 20 min to 25 min.
9. Insert a tester in the center to check whether the cakes come out clean.
10. Take out from the oven & let it cool for 10 min.
11. Unmold the cupcakes and keep aside.

Ingredients for the butter frosting

1 1/2 cup Confectioner's Sugar

4 tbsp Butter

3 tbsp or more Milk

1/2 tsp Vanilla essence

Food colour

Directons

1. In an electric mixer, blend butter an sugar till fluffy.
2. Add milk and vanilla essence. Blend again.
3. Mix in drops of food colour and decorate on the cupcakes with the coloured frosting. 
4. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.

Submitted this recipe to Decorating challenge event hosted by Amy.