21 February 2010

Mini Chocolate Muffin

Ingredients
2 eggs
1 cup (220 g) sugar
1 cup (110 g) all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2/3 cup (160 ml) milk
2/3 cup (150 g) butter
4 oz (120 g) semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
  1. Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C).
  2. Grease 6 extra large muffin tins or cups (paper muffin bake cups are recommended) or 12-15 medium cups.
  3. Beat the eggs with sugar, mix with flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla and milk.
  4. Fold in the melted butter.
  5. Add chocolate chips; coat them with flour before mixing into the batter.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees until a until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes for XL muffins, about 20 minutes for medium size muffins.

Chocolate Frosting
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 4 Tbsps. cocoa
  • 6 Tbsps. milk
  • 1 1 lb. box confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. chopped pecans
  1. Place margarine, cocoa and milk in a sauce pan.
  2. Bring to a boil being careful not to let it scorch.
  3. Then add sugar, vanilla and pecans.
  4. Spread over hot cake.

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