Eggless Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients

Maida - 1 and 1/2 cups (200gms)
Granulated Sugar - 3/4 cup (165 gms)
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
Chocolate Sauce / Choco chips - 2 tbsp (optional)
Baking powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Instant coffee powder - 1 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Oil - 1/3 cup (80 ml)
Milk - 1/2 cup (125 ml)
Vanilla essence- 2 tsp

Method:

In a bowl mix maida, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, coffee powder and salt. Mix well and sieve it once. Keep aside.In a seperate bowl mix sugar, milk and oil together and whip it until the sugar dissolves completely
Now add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, coco powder and coffee powder mixture already sieved with the oil milk mixture and mix well taking care to avoid lumps. 

Add in vanilla essence, choco sauce/choco chips and mix well until a creamy pouring consistency batter is formed.Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins. Meanwhile grease the muffin moulds and arrange the muffin liners. Spoon the batter and pour only till 3/4 th of the muffin cups and bake them for 15-20minsuntil a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

Notes

Fill only till 3/4 th of the muffin liners as it raises well, it may overflow if you fill more than 3/4th.

The muffins are soft and chocolately perfect for all chocolate lovers.

You can add in a handful of chopped nuts or even choco chips for extra richness.

I baked these muffins in 2 batches and I got 10 large muffins.