Gluten-free Cupcakes

Description
Recipe makes 18 cupcakes.

Ingredients

 * 1⅓ cup semisweet chocolate morsels - Nestle
 * ¾ cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
 * six large eggs, separated
 * ½ cup sugar, divided
 * 2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract
 * sweetened whipped cream
 * mini chocolate chips - Nestle

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 350 °F.
 * 2) Line 18 muffin cups with baking liners.
 * 3) Coat liners with vegetable cooking spray.
 * 4) Stir chocolate and butter in heavy saucepan over low heat until smooth.
 * 5) Remove from heat.
 * 6) Cool to lukewarm.
 * 7) In large bowl, with electric mixer on high, mix egg yolks and ¼ cup sugar until very thick and pale, about three minutes.
 * 8) Fold in chocolate mixture and vanilla.
 * 9) Using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites and remaining ¼ cup sugar in bowl until stiff but not dry, about two minutes.
 * 10) Fold egg-white mixture into chocolate mixture until combined.
 * 11) Divide batter among baking liners.
 * 12) Bake 28 – 30 minutes.
 * 13) Cool completely.
 * 14) Serve with dollop of sweetened whipped cream and chips.