Monkey Lovin Mocha Mouthfulls

Description

From the "friends" cookbook "cooking with friends" ross's monkey marcel's favorite treat

Ingredients

• Unsalted Butter
• Semisweet Chocolate
• Sugar
• Egg
• Coffee Liqueur
• Instant Espresso Powder
• Flour
• Walnuts
• Walnut Halves

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Generously grease a 12 cup mini-muffin pan tin and set aside
3. Melt the butter and chocolate together in the top of a double boiler, stirring until smooth, set the mixture aside to cool slightly
4. Stir in the sugar until smooth
5. Whisk in egg, coffee liquor, and espresso powder
6. Gently fold in the flour and chopped walnuts
7. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, filling the cups about 3 / 4 full
8. Place a walnut half in the center of each cup
9. Bake until the center of one of the cakes comes out clean when pricked with a toothpick, about 20 minutes
10. Cool in tins about 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack