The Ultimate Chocoholics Muffins

Name: The Ultimate Chocoholics Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients: 400 g dark chocolate, with less than 50% cocoa solids, roughly chopped; 200 g unsalted butter, roughly chopped; 200 g self raising flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoons good quality cocoa powder; 150 g golden caster sugar; 125 ml skim milk; 3 medium eggs; 3 (54 g) Mars bars, thinly sliced

Submitted by MarieRynr

"Just a look at these muffins is heaven. A sweet cake worthy of afternoon tea or even a glamorous after dinner pudding. The sliced Mars Bars on top did it for me...sigh..."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 12 muffins

ingredients

400 g dark chocolate, with less than 50% cocoa solids, roughly chopped
200 g unsalted butter, roughly chopped
200 g self raising flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons good quality cocoa powder
150 g golden caster sugar
125 ml skim milk
3 medium eggs
3 (54 g) Mars bars, thinly sliced

directions

Preheat oven to 180*C, 350*F.
Lightly grease a regular 12 hold muffin tin.
Put half the chocolate and all the butter in a bowl over a pan of simmer water.
Stir occasionally until melted, then mix until smooth.
Set aside to cool slightly.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa, then stir in the sugar.
In a separate bowl, whisk the milk and eggs together.
Add to the dry ingredients along with the melted chocolate.
Mix to combine.
Put a spoon ful of the mixture into the base of each muffin hole and top with a Mars bar slice.
Top with the remaining mixture to three quarters full and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until risen and cooked through.
Remove and cool on a wire rack.
Put the remaining chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmer water, until melted.
Cool slightly.
Pile the Mars slices onto the muffins, drizzling with the melted chocolate.