Chocolate Almond Muffins

These muffins are always the first to go. People love a dessert disguised as a muffin. The most important thing about this recipe is to make sure the almond paste is very finely broken up with the cocoa powder so you don’t see clumps of almond paste when you bite into the muffin. If you happen to get a few clumps of almond paste, don’t worry, they’ll taste perfect but won’t look as pretty as they should.

I don’t use almond paste often because it has such an intense flavor, but when