Essentials South Africa

MARVELLOUS MUFFINS

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

MAKES 12 READY IN 35 MIN

200g dark chocolate,
broken into squares
200g unsalted butter, cubed
200g self-raising flour
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp cocoa powder
150g muscovado sugar
150ml buttermilk
3 eggs
1 Mars Bar, cut into 12
To finish
4 Mars Bars, sliced
4 tbsp double-thick cream

1 Heat the oven to 180°C. Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and microwave on medium for 2 min. Stir and microwave for 1 more min, then stir until melted.

2 In a large bowl, stir together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cocoa powder

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