Grandma Abson was always adept at rustling up something tempting when
people dropped by unexpectedly. She had this ability to produce delicious
homemade baking ‘at the drop of a hat’ from her time in service in the 1900s.
At the ringing of a bell, she would be summoned to serve tea to visitors in the
Edwardian House, Oakleigh, where she worked as a cook housekeeper.
Grandma’s recipes generally take no time at all to prepare. So,
when last Sunday, a friend, texted to say she and her partner were calling by, I followed in
Grandma’s footsteps. My friend adores chocolate so this recipe for Chocolate Muffins is perfect with its double
hit of chocolate!
200g/7oz plain flour
25g/1oz cocoa powder
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
115g/4oz golden caster sugar
185g/6 ½ oz white chocolate, broken into pieces
2 eggs
100ml/3 ½ fl oz sunflower oil
225ml/8floz milk
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Line a 12 muffin tin
with large muffin paper cases. Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder and
cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and 125g/4 ½ oz of the white
chocolate. Place the eggs and oil in a
separate bowl and whisk until frothy, then gradually whisk in the milk. Stir
into the dry ingredients until just blended. Spoon the mixture
into the paper cases, filling each three-quarters full. Bake for 20
minutes, then remove the muffins and cool on a wire rack. Melt the
remaining white chocolate and spread over the muffins. Leave to set, then dust
the tops with a little cocoa powder.
Meryl's tip : I did adapt the recipe as I didn’t have large muffin cases but so I made Chocolate ‘mini’ muffins in smaller cases and cut the oven time by around five minutes.My friend said they were the best chocolate muffins she had ever tasted. The muffins were ready in under thirty minutes.
Have you got a recipe for something quick to bake?
Just made these, they were lovely. Had no white chocolate so just used normal, it was all gooey and nice though, and so quick.
ReplyDeleteDelighted you enjoyed them. I love recipes which are quick and simple - they are the best ones!
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