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on top and spring back when lightly
pressed with your finger, 15 to 18 min- R
utes. Remove the pans from the oven
and place them on wire racks to cool for the Cake Mix Doctor says
5 minutes. Run a dinner knife around the
edges of the muffin liners, lift the muffins If you like, go ahead and frost these
up from the bottom of the pan using the muffins. I would choose the Shiny
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end of the knife, and pick them out of the Choco ate Glaze (page 450),Martha’s
cups carefully with your fingertips. Place Chocolate Icing (page 433), or for
them on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes something totally pristine, the Choco -
before serving. late Ganache (page 441).But you can’t
go on touting how heart-healthy these
Store the muffins, wrapped in alu-
muffins are if you frost them!
minum foil or plastic wrap, or in a cake This recipe shows Dutch-process
saver, at room temperature for up to 1 week. cocoa at its finest.The dark color
Or freeze them, wrapped in foil, for up to deepens the angel food cake batter, and
6 months. Thaw the muffins over night on the smooth flavor nicely rounds out
the counter before serving. what can often be a too-sweet cake.