Speedy chocolate muffins

Speedy chocolate muffins
Average rating: 4 out of 5 star rating

Everyone loves muffins and these rich chocolate muffins are made in just four steps.

  • Serves: 12

  • Prep time: 25 mins

    (includes 10 minutes cooling time)
  • Cooking time: 30 mins

    (may take 5 minutes longer)
  • Total time: 55 mins

  • Skill level: Easy peasy

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

  • Child friendly
  • Make in advance

Ingredients

This recipe is from goodtoknow user, Rebecca. 'I make muffins for a living and this is how I would make chocolate muffins. I've tried and tested this recipe and it makes the muffins really delicious'.

  • 250g self-raising flour
  • 25g cocoa powder
  • 2tsp baking powder
  • 175g caster sugar (or 125g caster sugar, 50g muscovado sugar)
  • 175ml milk
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 100ml sunflower oil
  • 75g plain chocolate chunks
  • 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170ºC/375F/gas 5.
  2. Line a 12 hole deep muffin tray with paper muffin cases.
  3. Sift together the flour, cocoa and baking powder; stir in the sugar. Add the remaining ingredients and mix lightly together.
  4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cases. Bake for approximately 20 mins or until golden and springy to the touch. Cool for 10 minutes; transfer to a wire rack and leave until cold.

Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/227023/Speedy-chocolate-muffins