Recipie - Jaffa Muffins

All the ingredients needed for this deliciously sinful delight. This is just the base. Look below for the topping!

Hi All,

as promised, here is the recipe for the chocolate indulgent loving people!

Ingredients:

5 oz (150g) semisweet (dark) chocolate, coarsely chopped

1/3 cup (90g) butter

2 1/1 cups (375g)all purpose flour

4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons sugar

2 large eggs

1 cup (250ml) milk

1 teaspoons finely grated orange zest

1 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)

Frosting:

8 oz (250g) semisweet chocolate (dark)chopped

1/4 cup (60g) butter

1 tablespoon orange liqueur

finely grated orange zest for topping garnish finish

Method:

Preheat oven to 400F (200C/gas 6). Butter 12 cup muffin tin.

Melt the chocolate and butter in a double-boiler over barely simmering water.

Sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt into a large bowl.Stir in the sugar.

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, milk and orange zest (if you like some vanilla essence). Then beat in the cocoa and butter mixture until well blended.

Then gently put in the sifted ingredients and mix a few times till combined.

Tips:

Note - do not over beat or you will end up with hard muffins! It's completely ok if there is some flour not thoroughly mixed in the batter. Spoon the batter into the prepare muffin pans. Bake until well risen and springy to the touch, about 20 mins.

Let cool slightly before turning on to the wire-rack. Allow to cool completely.

In the meantime prepare the frosting by using the same double boil method to melt the chocolate and butter. Remove from heat once it has melted and stir the orange liqueur in. Lastly spread the cooled muffins with a layer of the frosting and top off with the grated orange zest. Let stand until topping is set, then go ahead &....... ATTACK!



Cool the baked muffins on a wire rack until completely cooled before splattering the melted chocolate mixture and top it off with the finely grated orange zest. Let it set then viola..Enjoy!


Cheers!

Sherry