Ingredients 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoons best quality

cocoa powder 3/4 cup superfine sugar 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, plus 1/4 cup for sprinkling 1 cup milk 1/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Directions Special equipment: Muffin tin with paper muffin cases Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, sugar, and 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips into a large bowl. Pour all the liquid ingredients into a measuring jug. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together, remembering that a lumpy batter makes the best muffins. Spoon into the prepared muffin cases. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top and then bake for 20 minutes or until the muffins are dark, risen a nd springy.