Chocolate Muffin with Chocolate Ganache Filling
A chocolate muffin, with chocolate chips and a ganache filling it is everything a muffin should be!
Ingredients
Muffins
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 1/2 cup dutch processed cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp milk
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips or chunks
Ganache
- 2 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- 2 oz heavy cream
Instructions
Muffins
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a muffin pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl add melted butter, oil, and sugar. Mix to combine.
- Add in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract. Mix to combine.
- In a small bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add flour mixture, and milk to the wet mixture. Mix until just combined. Don't over mix. I leave a little bit of dry bits left.
- Add in chocolate chips (or chunks). Fold to combine.
- Fill cupcake tins and place in oven for 22-28 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from the muffin tin and allow to cool an additional 10 minutes.
Ganache
- Heat heavy cream until steaming, do not boil.
- Add chocolate chips to heat safe bowl and pour warmed heavy cream on top. Mix until chocolate has melted.
- Add chocolate to a piping bag with a circle tip.
- Insert the tip into the center of each muffin and add about 2 tbsp of chocolate ganache and then drizzle the remaining over the top.
Nutrition
Calories: 413kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 578mgPotassium: 230mgFiber: 3gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 440IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 101mgIron: 2mg
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