Chocolate Muffin with Chocolate Ganache Filling
A chocolate muffin, with chocolate chips and a ganache filling it is everything a muffin should be!
Servings: 8 muffins
Calories: 413kcal
Ingredients
Muffins
- ¼ cup butter melted
- ¼ cup oil
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup cake flour
- ½ cup dutch processed cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon milk
- ¾ 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 tablespoon of chocolate ganache and then drizzle the remaining over the top.
Nutrition
Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 578mg | Potassium: 230mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 440IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 2mg
