The Ultimate Chocoholics Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180*c, 350*f.
• 2 lightly grease a regular 12 hold muffin tin.
• 3 put half the chocolate and all the butter in a bowl over a pan of simmer water.
• 4 stir occasionally until melted, then mix until smooth.
• 5 set aside to cool slightly.
• 6 in a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa, then stir in the sugar.
• 7 in a separate bowl, whisk the milk and eggs together.
• 8 add to the dry ingredients along with the melted chocolate.
• 9 mix to combine.
• 10 put a spoon ful of the mixture into the base of each muffin hole and top with a mars bar slice.
• 11 top with the remaining mixture to three quarters full and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until risen and cooked through.
• 12 remove and cool on a wire rack.
• 13 put the remaining chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmer water, until melted.
• 14 cool slightly.
• 15 pile the mars slices onto the muffins, drizzling with the melted chocolate.