Double Chocolate Muffins Mary Berry Food

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
• Chop the dark chocolate into 1cm/½in pieces and tip 50g/1¾oz into a heatproof mixing bowl with the butter. Set aside the remaining chocolate.
• Melt the chocolate and butter over a pan of barely simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water, and stir until smooth. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Sift the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt into a large mixing bowl, add both of the sugars, mix to combine and make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients.
• Lightly whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, sunflower oil and vanilla and pour into the mixing bowl. Add the melted chocolate and butter and beat until just combined. Fold in the remaining chopped chocolate and the chocolate chips.
• Divide the mixture between the muffin tin cases and bake for about 20 minutes, or until well risen and a wooden skewer inserted into the middle of the muffins comes out with a moist crumb attached.
• Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in the chocolate chips. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, brown sugar, butter, oil, vanilla and eggs until smooth.
• Quickly fold the milk mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer the muffins from the pan to a wire rack to cool.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line or grease a regular muffin tin.
• Mix the mashed avocado, milk, oil, egg, sugars and vanilla until very smooth. Stir in the grated zucchini.
• Sift over the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and mix just until combined. Divide the batter into the muffin tin and scatter the top of each with chocolate chips.
• Bake the muffins until they bounce back when touched or a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 23 minutes.
• Remove the muffins from the tin to cool completely. The muffins will keep at room temperature for up to 4 days or can be frozen for up to 3 months.

CHOCOLATE-BERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Generously grease 12 muffin cups or line them with paper cups.
• Measure flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Stir with a fork until well mixed. In a medium-size bowl, whisk egg with milk, melted butter and vanilla. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add milk mixture and stir just until combined. Do not overmix. Gently fold in berries, taking care not to break them up.
• Spoon batter into muffin cups. Bake in center of preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
• Cool muffins in tins on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from tins and continue to cool on rack. Serve warm, or cool completely and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.