Double Chocolate Cake Muffins

What You Need:

3/4 C unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1/4 C + 2 T nonfat buttermilk 1 1/2 t vanilla extract 1 large egg 1 C + 2 T of flour 5 T unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 C sugar 2 1/4 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 3/4 C semisweet chocolate chips

 

How to Make It:

Fill the 12 cups of a muffin tin with paper liners or spray with a non stick cooking spray. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees and let the oven preheat. Pour the melted butter into a mixing bowl. Add the buttermilk, vanilla extract and egg and whisk until all the ingredients are well blended. Sift together in a large bowl the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the chocolate chips and toss to combine well. Add the buttermilk mixture and stir until the dry ingredients are just moist. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups with each one being about 2/3 full. Bake for 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean. Remove the muffin pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove the muffins from the pan and place on wire rack to finish cooling.

Makes 12 muffins

 

To make 6 jumbo muffins butter the rims around the muffin cups to help the muffins round at the top. Mix the ingredients as directed and fill 6 jumbo muffin cups 3/4 full of batter. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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