Chocolate Chip Angel Cupcakes
Published: Cooking Light- 04/14/03

INGREDIENTS

Cupcakes:
1/2 cup sifted cake flour
3/4 cup sugar, divided
6 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate minichips

Frosting:
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
Dash of salt
2 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Remaining ingredient:
1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut, toasted

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. To prepare cupcakes, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and 6 tablespoons sugar, stirring with a whisk.

3. Place egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and 1/8 teaspoon salt; beat until soft peaks form. Add 6 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla and juice.

4. Sift 1/4 cup flour mixture over egg white mixture; fold in. Repeat procedure with remaining flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time. Fold in chocolate chips.

5. Place 24 paper muffin cup liners in muffin cups. Spoon about 3 heaping tablespoons batter into each muffin cup. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until cupcakes spring back when lightly touched. Remove from pans; cool on a wire rack.

6. To prepare frosting, combine 1/2 cup sugar and next 4 ingredients (1/2 cup sugar through 2 egg whites) in top of a double boiler; place over barely simmering water. Beat with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form and candy thermometer registers 160 degrees. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon frosting over each cupcake. Sprinkle evenly with coconut.

YIELD: 2 dozen (serving size: 1 cupcake)

NUTRITIONAL INFO
CALORIES 69 (13 percent from fat); FAT 1g (sat 0.7g, mono 0.3g, poly 0g); PROTEIN 1.5g; CARB 14.1g; FIBER 0.2g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 0.3mg; SODIUM 39mg; CALC 2mg