Celebration Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
Makes 24 cupcakes

Preparation time: 30 min.
Baking time: 23 min.

Ingredients

• Cake Ingredients
  • 3 - cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 - Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 - teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 - cups sugar
  • 3/4 - cup Butter, softened
  • 4 - eggs
  • 1 - Tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 - cup milk
• Frosting Ingredients
  • 3/4 - cup Butter, softened
  • 6 - cups powdered sugar
  • 1/8 - teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 - cup Fat Free Half & Half
  • 1 - teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 to 3 squares melted and cooled unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 2 - Tablespoons light corn syrup

Directions

Cupcake

1. Stir together flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in large bowl. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat sugar and 3/4 cup butter at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add 1 tablespoon vanilla.
5. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition, just until mixed.
6. Divide batter evenly among cupcake cups and bake for 23 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
7. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes and remove cupcakes from pans. Cool completely.

Frosting

1. In a large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter at medium speed until creamy.
2. Gradually add powdered sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt alternately with half & half and 1 teaspoon vanilla, and chocolate, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
3. Stir in corn syrup.
4. Frost cupcakes.