Chocolate Angel Food Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 large egg whites
• 1 dash salt
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1/2 cup whipped cream (optional)
• 12 tiny strawberries (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in small saucepan, stir cocoa and 1/3 cup water over low heat about 1 minute until mixture thickens and just begins to boil.
• 3 remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• 4 in large bowl, with electric mixer at high speed, beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks from when beaters are lifted.
• 5 add sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, beating well after each addition until stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted.
• 6 quickly add cocoa mixture and beat 20 seconds until just blended.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• 8 fold into egg mixture, one fourth at a time.
• 9 spray 12 regular muffin cups with vegetable cooking spray.
• 10 divide batter evenly between muffin cups.
• 11 bake 10-15 minutes until cupcakes begin to pull away from sides of pan.
• 12 remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 13 run a knife around edge of cupcakes to loosen.
• 14 remove cupcakes and cool on wire rack.
• 15 invert onto serving plate.
• 16 garnish each with a little whipped cream and a strawberry, if desired.