Mocha Mouthfuls (cupcakes)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur (such as kahlua)
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, plus
• 12 walnut halves

Recipe

• 1 grease a 12-cup mini-muffin tin or 6-cup regular muffin tin (or use cupcake-liners), set aside.
• 2 melt butter and chocolate together in the top of double-boiler or microwave (med power), stirring occasionally until smooth.
• 3 cool mixture slightly, then stir in sugar until smooth.
• 4 whisk in egg, liqueur, espresso powder.
• 5 gently fold in flour and chopped walnuts (do not overmix).
• 6 spoon batter into prepared tin; filling each cup about 3/4 full and place a walnut half in center of each cup.
• 7 bake in a preheated oven (350f) for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean (note: baking time is given for mini-cupcakes).
• 8 cool cupcakes in the tin for 5 minutes before turning them out onto wire rack to cool completely.