Recipe

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• 3/4 cup good quality baking cocoa
• 1 tsp baking powder ( heaping)
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups sugar (or to taste)
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip (optional)
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)

• 1 Set oven to 350°F.
• 2 Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.
• 3 In a medium bowl combine cocoa and baking powder; mix to combine.
• 4 Add in boiling water; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
• 5 Add in the melted butter and vanilla; mix well.
• 6 Add in the sugar, mix well with a wooden spoon.
• 7 Stir in eggs with a wooden spoon; mix until combined.
• 8 Mix the flour with salt; add in the chocolate mixture; mix well to combine (batter will be a bit on the thin side).
• 9 Add/mix in mini chocolate chips or walnuts (or 1 cup of both!).
• 10 Using an ice cream scoop fill each of the muffin tins almost to the top.
• 11 Bake for 25-30 minutes or until muffins are done, don't over bake! (might take a little longer, depending on how full the muffin tins are with the batter).
• 12 Cool, drizzle glaze over or frost with buttercream frosting.