
Makes 12
This is my first recipe for Effortless Kitchen so bear with me if its a little rough around the edges! Here are my Salted Chocolate Muffins. Yum!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 cup of sugar
- 3/4 cup of choc chips or chopped chocolate
- 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
- 1tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 tsp flaked salt + extra for decoration
Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 10 tablespoons softened butter (14g= 1 tablespoon)
- 1/3 cup thickened cream
- 250g softened cream cheese
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Large pinch of salt
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Method:
- Preheat your oven to 200ºc and grease a muffin tray, or alternatively use muffin pans.
- In a big bowl combine your flour, sugar, chocolate, cocoa powder and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl combine the egg, sour cream, milk, vanilla and vegetable oil, then make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the well. Mix only until just combined, it doesn’t matter if there are a few lumps of flour not mixed in.
- Fill your muffin cups 3/4 of the way and then bake for approximately 20 minutes for a fan forced oven or 25-30 minutes for a conventional oven, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted.
- Let cool completely on a cooling rack before decorating.
Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting:

- In a pan over a medium heat, melt the brown sugar and 4 tablespoons of the butter until dissolved and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cream. Transfer the caramel to a heat proof bowl to cool down to room temperature, mixing occasionally.
- Place remaining butter into a bowl of a stand mixer along with the cream cheese and beat on a medium high speed. Add the vanilla and salt.
- With the mixer running, slowly pour the caramel mixture in until smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar gradually, mixing well in between. Chill for an hour or so for a firmer texture and so it’s easier to pipe onto your muffins. For one final touch, sprinkle the finished product with some flaked salt.
Note: If you over mix your muffin batter they’ll become chewy.
I have to save this recipe and try it asap, these muffins look mouthwatering!
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Thank you so much!
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