Name: Our Double Choc-Chip Muffins are cheeky but so worth it
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12

Our Double Choc-Chip Muffins are cheeky but so worth it

And DOUBLE the deliciousness!

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Serves 12

Prep

20M

Cook

25M

Total

45M

Ingredients

100g dark cooking chocolate, chopped

150g butter, chopped

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¾ cup buttermilk

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1¹⁄³ cups self-raising flour

2 tbsp cocoa powder

²⁄³ cup dark choc bits

GANACHE

100g dark cooking chocolate, chopped

¼ cup pure cream

Method

Step 1

Line a 12-hole muffin pan (¹⁄³-cup capacity) with paper cases.

Step 2

Place chocolate and butter in a large, heatproof bowl. Sit bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until melted. Remove. Cool slightly.

Step 3

Whisk sugar into cooled chocolate mixture until combined. Add buttermilk, eggs and combined sifted flour and cocoa. Stir until combined. Fold in choc bits. Divide evenly among paper cases.

Step 4

Cook in a 180°C preheated oven for about 25 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 mins. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 5

GANACHE: Combine chocolate and cream in a medium heatproof bowl. Sit bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until smooth. Remove bowl. Refrigerate for 10-15 mins, or until thickened.

Step 6

Spoon ganache over muffin tops.

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