lotspot Recipe ✓ Easy-for-Kids Chocolate Muffins

A great way to get the kids baking over the holidays, these chocolate muffins are easy and delicious. I know, I am a kid myself! Fun to decorate with butter icing, grated chocolate and candied cherries.

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup superfine sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 6 cups in a muffin pan.
2. Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix in eggs. Add flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda and blend thoroughly. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
3. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool and decorate.

Nutrition Facts

• calories299.2
• carbohydrateContent32.6 g
• cholesterolContent102.7 mg
• fatContent17.3 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent4.4 g
• saturatedFatContent10.3 g
• sodiumContent606.9 mg
• sugarContent16.9 g