Chocolate Oatmeal Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 oz. (3 squares) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
Confectioner's sugar (optional)

Oven: 375 degrees

Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Set aside. Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in chocolate until well-blended. Stir in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk until well-blended. Stir in oats.

Place sixteen 2-1/2 inch paper baking cups on a cookie sheet. Fill cups with batter. Bake twelve minutes or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool, then, if desired, sprinkle each cupcake with a little confectioner's sugar.

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