Mocha Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1 tablespoon hot tap water
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f; in a 12-cup muffin pan, place paper liners in 10 cups and set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl, dissolve instant coffee in hot water.
• 3 in a large bowl, crack egg and whisk; stir in oil, milk, vanilla, and coffee mixture; combine well.
• 4 in an another small bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• 5 gently fold dry ingredients into coffee mixture, just until mixed; do not overbeat.
• 6 spoon batter into the 10 paper liners and decorate the top of each muffin with a few chopped almonds, if desired.
• 7 in the two unused muffin pans, place some water so they won't burn.
• 8 place in preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes.
• 9 remove from pan and cool on rack.