Double chocolate muffins

The golden rule of muffin making is the 'two bowl method': wet and dry ingredients separate, then combine quickly. If you follow this, you'll get a high-rising, soft cake. If you overmix, it will be flat and dense.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 12 servings
🔥 Calories 280 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian / American

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Muffin tin
  • Paper cases
  • Two mixing bowls

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the tin with paper cases.

Tip: A hot oven triggers immediate gas production from the baking powder, making the muffin tall.
2

In one bowl, mix the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, salt, chocolate chips.

Tip: Toss the chocolate in the flour so it doesn't sink to the bottom of the muffin during baking.
3

In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients: melted butter, milk, eggs, vanilla.

Tip: Have everything at room temperature so the butter doesn't seize up.
4

Pour the wet into the dry and fold loosely with a fork. Do not mix until smooth! It's fine if it's lumpy.

Tip: Overmixing develops gluten strands, making the muffin tough and chewy. 10-15 strokes are enough!
5

Spoon into the cases (fill approx. 3/4 full) and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Tip: Skewer test: if it comes out clean from the centre of the batter, it's ready.

Recipe FAQ

Why didn't it rise?
Either your baking powder was old, or you opened the oven door too early, and the batter collapsed from the cold air.
It turned out dry.
You overbaked it. With chocolate cakes, it's hard to see by colour, so the skewer test is mandatory.

Ingredients

  • 250 g Plain flour
  • 150 g Caster sugar
  • 50 g Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
  • 1 sachet Baking powder
  • 100 g Chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
  • 200 ml Milk (room temperature)
  • 100 g Butter (melted)
  • 2 pcs Eggs
  • 1 sachet Vanilla sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt