Name: Double Chocolate Muffins
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: makes 12 small muffins or 6 large muffins
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g dark chocolate (7 oz) (60% - 70% cacao); 180 g butter (6.3 oz); 135 g sugar (4.7 oz); 4 eggs; 100 g all-purpose flour (3.5 oz); 20 g unsweetened cacao powder (0.7 oz); 1 tsp baking soda

Double Chocolate Muffins

If I have a chocolate craving, I want to eat as much chocolate in a muffin, cake or tart possible. I don't really like plain chocolate muffins, so I always put some chunks of chocolate here and there, you can add white chocolate drops, milk chocolate or dark chocolate into the mix, as long as it's chocolate is okay, right? It is also so important to us, that muffins are light, not too sweet and tender. These are super quick to make, so they make a great midweek dessert as well.

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Ingredients

Muffins

200 g dark chocolate (7 oz) (60% - 70% cacao)

180 g butter (6.3 oz)

135 g sugar (4.7 oz)

4 eggs

100 g all-purpose flour (3.5 oz)

20 g unsweetened cacao powder (0.7 oz)

1 tsp baking soda

Tools and equipment

bowl

pan

electric hand mixer / whisk

Spatula

Muffin pan

METHOD

melt the chocolate

Preheat the oven to 180 °C / 350 °F. Melt 125 g / 4.4 oz of chocolate and butter in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally. When the chocolate melts completely, stir in the sugar, set aside and let cool for 10 minutes.

Tip

Do not allow the base of the glass bowl to touch the water.
combine all ingredients

Beat in the eggs one by one, with an electric hand mixer or whisk, beating for 30 seconds between each addition. In another bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Stiff dry ingredients into a bowl and beat until well combined, for about 1 minute. Chop the rest of the chocolate (or use any other chocolate, like white chocolate or milk chocolate) into small chunks and add to the bowl. Stir well, using a spatula so that the chocolate is evenly spread.
bake

Divide the mixture between muffin cases and bake in a preheated oven for about 20 - 25 minutes or until well risen and baked. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.

Tip

To be sure that the muffins are baked put the skewer in the center of a muffin. It should come out clean.