Chocolate Fudge Muffins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 400 g plain flour
• 250 g caster sugar
• 100 g light brown sugar (or muscovado)
• 50 g cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 150 ml sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 125 ml vegetable oil
• 175 g butter, melted and cooled
• 300 ml water
• 175 g dark chocolate
• 250 g unsalted butter
• 275 g icing sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla essence

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180c and line 12 cup muffin tin with papers.
• 2 in a large bowl sift together the flour, sugars, cocoa, baking powder, bicarbonate and salt.
• 3 in another bowl whisk together the eggs, sour cream and vanilla until blended.
• 4 in a third bowl, using a hand mixer, beat together the melted butter and oil until just blended then beat in the water (yes this really works).
• 5 add the dry ingredients to the oil mixture all at once and mix on low speed.
• 6 add the egg mixture and beat until everything is blended well.
• 7 fill each muffin cup 3/4 full and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
• 8 cool on wire rack while making icing.
• 9 -- to make the icing --
• 10 melt the chocolate in the microwave (2-3 mins on medium) and let in cool slightly.
• 11 in a large bowl beat the butter until it is soft and creamy and then add the sifted icing sugar and beat again until everything is light and fluffy.
• 12 gently add the vanilla and chocolate and beat until smooth.
• 13 ice the cupcakes with a spatula or piping bag.