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Raspberry-Chocolate Mini Muffins

2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
4 teaspoons seedless raspberry jam
2 tablespoons chopped sliced almonds
1 teaspoon coarse sugar

Dissolve cocoa in water; let stand until cool. Meanwhile, in a small
mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg; mix well. Combine flour

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Raspberry-Chocolate Mini Muffins cont.

and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa
mixture. Fill paper-lined miniature muffin cups half full. Drop
1/4 teaspoon of jam into the center of each; cover with 2 teaspoons
batter. Sprinkle with almonds and sugar. Bake at 350° for
10-12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the chocolate portion
comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to a
wire rack. Serve warm.

Yield: 16 muffins.