Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        ***CHOCOLATE RIPPLE***
     1/4           cup  all-purpose flour
  2        tablespoons  brown sugar -- lightly packed
  1           teaspoon  cinnamon
  2        tablespoons  butter or margarine
  2            squares  semisweet chocolate -- chopped
                        ***BATTER***
  2        tablespoons  instant coffee granules
     1/2           cup  hot water
  2 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
     1/2           cup  sugar
  1         tablespoon  baking powder
  1           teaspoon  cinnamon
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  2                     eggs
  1                cup  sour cream
     1/3           cup  butter or margarine -- melted
  1             square  semisweet chocolate -- melted (optional)

Preparation:

Grease muffin cups or line with paper baking cups. Chocolate Ripple: Mix flour, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in chopped chocolate. Set aside. Batter: Dissolve coffee in hot water, cool. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Beat eggs, sour cream, melted butter and coffee together with a whisk or fork. Stir liquid into dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Batter will be stiff. Spoon half the batter into muffin cups. Spoon a heaping tbsp of ripple mixture on top. Top with remaining batter. Bake at 400 F for 20 - 25 minutes or till firm to the touch. Cool in pan 5 minutes, remove muffins and cool on a rack. If desired, drizzle melted chocolate over top of muffins.

Nutritional Information:

5553 Calories (kcal); 296g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 77g Protein; 725g Carbohydrate; 704mg Cholesterol; 3700mg Sodium