Chocolate Crackle Cupcakes

Some facts I can disclose about this recipe for Chocolate Crackle Cupcakes...

• I've had it in my collection for a very long time.  How do I know one might ask?  It's written on a recipe card from the 70s.  
• The word oleo is used in the ingredients...no disrespect to my grandmothers, but that's a term used way back then.
• The recipe card it's written on is soiled and torn.
• I no longer write like the print the recipe is written in.  The handwriting looks more like how I wrote in high school. 
• The recipe is memorable because I have thought of it many times.
• This recipe has been lost more than I want to admit. Luckily, I always find it!
• I have no idea where or from whom I got this recipe. 
• These cupcakes are super easy to make!

They are YUMMY!  These are the cupcake liners I choose this go around...

Chocolate Crackle Cupcakes

2 sticks oleo

6 oz. chocolate chips

4 eggs, slightly beaten

1 cup flour

pinch of salt

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup nuts

Melt oleo and chocolate chips.  Add remaining ingredients and mix until smooth.

Pour into cupcake liners, filling each 2/3 full.  Bake 30-35 minutes at 325 degree F.