Aaaaaa it’s been so long since my last post! I’ve just done
my first exam for my degree since starting OU and my first exam in 5 years! So
it’s been a bit of a crazy month! Plus loads of extra hours at work with the bank holidays equalled a very tired Lizzi! But my boyfriend has been in Poland and got home yesterday so I decided to make him a welcome
home present. I found a lovely recipe for BIG chocolate muffins from another
blog here using tulip cases. I got my cases from Lakeland and they were half price – bargain!
I followed the recipe exactly and I will most definitely be making them again
but with extra chocolate chips mixed in for a bit more decadence! I decorated
with cream whipped up with a little icing sugar and vanilla extract and some
fresh blueberries on top.
For 12 very big muffins:
225 ml milk
25 ml malt vinegar
165 g butter, softened
300 g caster sugar
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
200 g plain flour
70 g self raising flour
70 g cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
100 g white chocolate
For the decorations:
300 ml double cream
50 g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
250 g fresh blueberries
Heat oven to 180oC (350oC or gas 4)
Pour milk into a jug and add the vinegar. This seems disgusting
but the muffins turned out fine! It will curdle. I believe it’s to make the
bicarb work but don’t quote me on that! Beat the butter and sugar together
until light and fluffy and then gradually beat in the eggs and vanilla extract.
As per usual, mine curdled – no change there! Sieve all the dry ingredients
together and then add to the egg mixture. Pour in the vinegary milk. Mix really
well. It might take a while because there are a lot of ingredients. Line a
normal muffin tin with the tulip cases and fill them to about the top of the
tin. It makes exactly 12 muffins. Top with chopped up white chocolate and bake
for 35-40 minutes or until cooked through. Leave to cool, beat the cream with
the sugar and extract and spread onto the cakes. Top with the blueberries and
then eat them! As always I have some pictures. I hope you like them!
Lizzi :)
