Place the shop brought cake cups into the muffin tin. They are cheap to buy and will get a lot of usage.
Preheat the oven to 205C/400F
Add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ½ cup white sugar and the chocolate chips to a bowl and mix well.
½ cup sugar, ½ tsp salt, 3 tsp baking powder, 2 cups flour, ¾ cup chocolate chips
Add the milk, oil and the eggs to the dry ingredients and blend thoroughly. The result should be a lumpy batter. Just make sure they are no clumps of dry ingredients.
1 large eggs, ¾ cup milk, 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Spoon the muffin mixture into the cup holders filling about 2/3rds of the way up. They will expand when cooked.
Sprinkle a little of the remaining white sugar over the top of the muffin for a delicious crispiness.
3 tbsp sugar
Place the tray in the preheated oven for 20 – 25 minutes until cooked. To test, pierce a muffin in the middle with a cocktail stick. If it comes out clean, then its perfect, if not then they need a few more minutes.
Once cooked, remove from the oven and the tray and allow to cool on a wire rack.