I happen to love chocolate. I don’t eat a lot of it,  because I don’t eat a lot of sugar, but when I do eat it, I usually go for chocolate!

During the Valentine’s Day season, chocolate becomes a nationwide obsession, practically. Heart-shaped boxes of chocolate show up in drugstores and grocery stores, magazine covers feature desserts of all kinds featuring the luscious treat, and even bars get in on the act, offering chocolate martinis and the like.

Amazing chocolate selections at The Potpourri House in Tyler, Texas.

Though I’ve been privileged to be in kitchens with chefs preparing gorgeous chocolate works of art, and have tried my hand at it as well, I know that during this season of my life, there isn’t time for me to make such delicacies. I need something simple, fast, and deliciously chocolate-y.

Problem solved.

Here’s a recipe for chocolate cupcakes that doesn’t require…