Mocha Chip Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 recipe Chocolate–Sour Cream Frosting
• 4-½ oz. (1 cup) unbleached all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp. table salt
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• 4 oz. (½ cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 2 tsp. instant espresso powder, dissolved in ½ cup cool water
  • 1-½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 4 oz. (²/₃ cup) semisweet chocolate chips

Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F. Line 12 standard-size muffin cups with paper liners. Put the unsweetened chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in a metal bowl set over a small saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir occasionally until the chocolat...

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