Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients
2 cups flour (cake or all purpose)
1 cup plain yoghurt
1 & 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp coffee powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup choc chips or chocolate chunks (optional)
Instructions
1. In a large bowl add flour , cocoa powder, coffee powder, salt , baking powder, bicarbonate of soda then whisk well .
2. In another large bowl add oil and sugar then mix . Add vanilla then mix in one egg at a time . Finally add yoghurt then mix.
3. Sift in the dry ingredients to the wet mixture . Mix until all the ingredients are well combined. Please DO NOT over mix .
4. Scoop in the dough into a prepared muffin tray . This is a thick mixture, so make sure the muffin tray is fully filled.
*Add chocolate chips or chocolate chunks on top .
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 Degrees Celsius for 18-20 minutes.
Tips : If you want them to puff up on top bake them at 200 Degrees Celsius for exactly 5 minutes. Then reduce the oven temperature to 180 Degrees Celsius and bake for 15 minutes.
*Don’t open the oven during this process .
* In order to keep the muffins moist for a long time , let them cool off for a little bit . While still warm keep them in an airtight container.
