INGREADIENT

• 250 g plain flour
• 45 g cocoa powder unsweetened
• 300 g white sugar
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 295 ml milk
• 1 egg
• 30 ml vegetable oil
• 5 ml vanilla essence
• 170 g milk chocolate chips
• 90 g chestnuts chopped
• 45 g whole almonds
• 50 g white sugar to coat

Direction

1. Preheat oven to 175C. Grease muffin pan.
2. In a large bowl stir together milk, egg, oil and vanilla.
3. Sift in dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Add the chocolate chips and chestnuts and stir well.
5. Fill muffin cups ¾ full and poke almonds into each unbaked muffin.
6. Sprinkle muffins with extra sugar.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes.