Rich, dark cocoa muffins
with pecans, topped with a sweet drizzle of orange icing.
Midnight
Muffins
- 2 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
- In a large bowl beat together
eggs, milk, vanilla, and melted butter until smooth. Sift together
flour, unsweetened baking cocoa, baking powder, sugar, salt add
to egg mixture, fold in chopped pecans; stir until just moistened.
Spoon into greased muffin tins two-thirds full.
- Bake in 400°F
(205°C) oven for 15 minutes, or until the center is set.
Cool on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl mix together
powdered sugar with orange juice until a smooth consistency forms.
Then drizzle over muffins.
Makes 1 dozen muffins.
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