Spicy Cocoa Muffins

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (i use extra large ones)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven at 400 degrees.
• 2 mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt together in a large bowl.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk and melted butter.
• 4 add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients, stirring just enough to moisten.
• 5 fold in the chocolate chips.
• 6 spoon the mixture into greased muffin pans, filling 3/4 full.
• 7 bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
• 8 remove immediately from the tins and cool briefly on a wire rack.