double chocolate muffins

makes 12
ingredients
200g plain flour
25g cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
115g golden caster sugar
185g white chocolate, broken into pieces
2 large eggs
100 ml sunflower oil
200 ml milk

method
1 Line a 12-cup muffin pan with muffin cases.

2 Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar and 125g of the white chocolate.

3Place the eggs and oil in a seperate bowl and whisk until frothy, then gradually whisk in the milk. Stir into the dry ingredients until just blended. Divide the mixture evenly between the paper cases, filling each three-quarters full. Bake in a preheated oven, 200 degrees, for twenty minutes or well risen and springy to the touch. Remove the muffins from the oven, cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

4 Place the remaining white chocolate in a heatproof bowl, set the bowl over a sausepan of barely simmering water, and heat until melted. Spread over the top of the muffins. Allow to set, then dust the tops with a litte cocoa and serve.

This is a good recipe that I have tried

marbled chocolate cupcakes

ingredients

175g soft margarine

175g caster sugar

175g self raising flour

55g plain white chocolate melted

3 eggs

2 tblsp milk

makes 21

method

1 Put 21 paper baking cases in a muffin pan,

or place 21 double layer paper cases on a

baking sheet.

2 Put the margarine, sugar, eggs, flour and

milk in a large bowl and, using an electric

hand whisk, beat together until just smooth.

3 Divide the mixture between 2 bowls. Add

the meted chocolate to one bowl and stir

together until mixed. Using a teaspoon,

and altenating the chocolate mixture with

the plain mixture, put four half-teaspoons

into each paper case.

4 Bake the cupcakes in a preheated oven,

180 degrees C, for 20 minutes or well risen

and springy to the touch. Transfer to a wire

rack to cool.

Welcome to my new blog!

I just love to bake. It is simple really! I want to use this blog to share my favourite recipes and hope that you might like to join in! If you have a favourite recipe leave it in the comments section. I will give it a go and let you know how I get on.

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CG