Cocoa Pink Cuplets

2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 Tblsp. cocoa

1 1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. soda

2 eggs

3/4 cup shortening

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup water

Mix all ingredients together at slow speed with hand mixer (I SO wish I could just throw this all in a KitchenAid, but alas, that will have to wait).  Place in a muffin tin lined with paper cups & top with chocolate chips.  Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.  My sister Elena gave me this recipe & I wondered why they were called cocoa "pink" cuplets.  I found out why when I first took a bite of one.  It's kind of hard to tell in this picture, but they really do have a pinkish color in the middle.  Pretty nifty.  :)  Thanks so much for sharing Elena!  :)