Shelly's Recipe

MOCHA MUFFINS

Category: Muffins

2 cups self-raising flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 stick butter, melted
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup milk
7 ounces of chocolate, chopped
1 tbsp coffee liqueur (Tia Maria or Kahlua)
2 tbsp pulverized Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend coffee
2 tsp boiling water
Powdered sugar for dusting

Lightly beat the egg in a small bowl. Melt the butter in a small pan and set aside. Boil water and mix two tsp water with two tbsp of pulverized coffee (it will form a paste.) Chop the block of chocolate into small chunks.

Line a muffin pan with paper liners. (This recipe yields 12 muffins so use either two 6-muffin tins or one large 12-muffin tin. You can grease the tins instead of using paper liners but they won't be as pretty for mom's special treat!)

In a large bowl sift the flour and cocoa together then add in the sugar and fluff until mixed. Add in the beaten egg, melted butter, sour cream, milk, chopped chocolate chunks, coffee liqueur, and the coffee. Stir just until combined, then pour into the muffin pan allowing 1/3 of the space for the muffins to rise.

Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes or until muffins are done. To check doneness insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin; it should come out clean. Remove the pan from the oven and remove the muffins from the pan to a wire rack and allow to cool slightly. Serve warm, dusted with some powdered sugar, as desired. Recipe doubles easily.