Bewitching Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons baking cocoa 
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 2  eggs separated
• 1.7 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 0.3 cup pecans chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup shortening 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• oven
• hand mixer
• toothpicks
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Combine shortening and sugar; blend until smooth.
2. Add one egg plus one yolk, milk and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; sitr into shortening mixture until smooth. Fill paper-lined muffin cups 1/2 fulll; set aside. Beat remaining egg white with an electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form.
3. Add brown sugar and cocoa; beat until well blended. Spoon a generous teaspoonful over each cupcake; sprinkle with nuts.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. After baking, color in Halloween Cake Pokes, adhere toothpick to the back and place in cupcakes.