Cocoa Pink Cuplets

Is it a muffin or a cupcake? Looks like a muffin. Tastes like a cupcake without the frosting.

 But actually, I like to think of this tasty morsel as the muffin version of chocolate chip cookies.

My mother used to make Cocoa Pink Cuplets all the time when we were kids …
Back in the day when kitchens looked like the photo above.
 Cocoa Pink Cuplets are yummy in the morning with a Cup o’ Joe,
or later in the day as dessert after lunch or dinner. (Recipe is at the end of this post)
Start with a little white sugar …
Add some shortening and eggs …
You’ll need chocolate chips … semi-sweet or milk chocolate will do.
Mix it all with water, baking soda, flour, vanilla, salt, and a touch of cocoa, which provides the “pink” color.
Spoon the thick batter into muffin cups and top with your chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
Normally I use walnuts, but a friend sent me pecans from his father’s yard so I used those instead.
Take them out of the oven about 25 minutes later and they look like this. Mmmmmm.
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Hope you enjoy these chocolate chip cookies in a muffin!
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Cocoa Pink Cuplets Recipe
2 cups sifted flour

1 tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup cold water
1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt. Add the sugar gradually to the shortening, creaming well.
Blend in the 2 unbeaten eggs and vanilla. Combine the baking soda and water.
Add alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Blend thoroughly after each addition with the mixer on low speed, or by hand.

Line muffin pans with muffin paper cups. Fill cups two-thirds full.

Sprinkle 1 cup (or more if you like) of the chocolate chips and the nuts over the cup cake batter.
Bake in 375 oven for 20-25 minutes

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  2. What great pics Mom!!! I’m def jealous of you’re amazing picture taking. I will have your camera one day 😉 Nice job!!! These are yummy too

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  7. I just found your blog and joine it. Please come on by my blog, I love to get new follower’s and have new friends.
    Your pictures are amazing.
    I bake and cook from stratch and I am going to make these, thank you for posting the recipe.I will let ypu know how they come out, because they LOOK so YUMMY!!!!!!
    I have to post a few recipes soon on my blog!

    I can’t wait for your next post.
    Happy Baking,
    Tricia

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  9. Oh my goodness your header picture is beautiful! I absolutely love it…what golf course is that? …I found your blog via your daughter’s blog…I’m glad she gave you the Liebster Award. I’m so excited to be your newest follower. I’m over at myownblogreview.blogspot.com I would love a follow back! So excited to try some of your recipes! 🙂

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  20. Jennifer,
    those muffins look so yummmmmy! Copied the recipe, love muffins with my coffee and will have to give these a try! Your photos make my mouth water! Just found your blog and am your newest follower and will be visiting often! Would love for you to visit me.
    Rebecca

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  24. These look so good!! Do you mind if I pinned this & put this on my recipe board on Pinterest? I can’t wait to try them!
    Sally
    loveofhomes.blogspot.com

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  26. Thanks so much for linking up to my Manic Monday link party…it was a huge success! Make sure you check back tomorrow when I feature the top 3 posts. I’ll be hosting another Manic Monday linky party this week- the theme is LOVE. 🙂

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  28. My mom made these for years and years. After she passed I took them over. I make them in muffin top pans. They are always a hit. So delicious.

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