Choc-a-mocha Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 75 g unsalted butter
• 75 g milk chocolate, broken into pieces
• 75 g granulated sugar
• 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
• 75 g self raising flour, sifted
• 125 g milk chocolate, broken into pieces
• 50 ml double cream
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules

Recipe

• 1 preheat teh oven to 180c/fan160c/gas4. lie a deep 6 hole muffin tin with muffin cases. place the butter and 75g chocolate in a heatproof bowl & place over a pan of simmering water until melted- do not allow the bowl to touch the water.
• 2 remove the bowl from the heat & stir in the sugar. using a wooden spoon, gradley beat in the eggs. fold in the flour until smoothly combined. spoon the mixture into the muffin cases until each is half full.
• 3 to make the ganache, place the remaining chocolate, cream coffee in a heatproof bowl & place over simmering water - again do not allow the bowl to touch the water.once the chocolate has melted, remove from heat, stir throughly & allow to cool slightly.
• 4 spoon a teaspoon of the ganache into each muffin case the top with the remaining muffin mixture. bake for 20-25 mins, or until the muffins are springy to the touch.
• 5 transfer the muffins to a wire rack, while hot, top each with the remaining ganache,smoothing it with a round bladed knife.
• 6 serve warm or cold . the muffins will keep for up to 2 days in the fridge.