9. Marble Muffins
Chocolate and vanilla. The staples of the sweet tooth world. The richness of chocolate, the sweetness of vanilla. They just work. It's no wonder that when people think of cake or ice cream or cookies they think of these two core flavours. What's better than a classic vanilla victoria sponge or a rich chocolate fudge cake or chocolate chip cookies? Not a lot when you're looking for a readily available baked good.
So this week I decided that I would celebrate the simple stuff and just make marble muffins and chocolate chip shortbread (recipe coming soon).
I like the aesthetic of marble muffins (although mine are less impressive than some...). The mix of chocolate batter and vanilla batter to combine and create one tasty muffin is a thing of beauty. The office agreed.
Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients
6oz (170g) butter
6oz (170g) caster sugar
6oz (170g) self-raising flour
3 eggs
2.5oz (70g) plain chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
Preheat the oven to 175C
In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add in the eggs and flour, and combine.
Divide the dough in two and place half of it in another bowl.
Fold in the melted chocolate to the first batch of dough and the vanilla extract to the other.
Line a muffin tray with cases and alternate adding in a teaspoon of each mixture to each case. Chocolate vanilla, chocolate, vanilla etc.
Once done, grab a knife or skewer and gently swirl through the mixture in the muffin cases to give them the marbled effect.
Bake for 18-20 minutes.
