Valentine's Double Chocolate Muffins

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Nothing says Valentine's more than Double Chocolate Muffins with pretty sugar hearts. 

Double Chocolate Muffins


Gorgeous and chocolatey muffins for Valentine's Day. These yummy chocolate muffins, decorated with pink and white sugar hearts, are so moist and fluffy, you wont be able to stop at one. Why not treat your loved ones to a batch of these on February 14th?

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In the 1980's scientists in New York discovered a chemical in chocolate called Phenylethylamine, which triggers the release of dopamine. The same chemical is released in our brains when we are in love! Therefore the scientists hypothesised that eating chocolate gives us that same heart pounding, sweaty palmed feeling that being in love gives.


Double Chocolate Muffins for Valentine's Day

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Yield: 12 muffins

Valentines Chocolate Muffins

Double chocolate muffin recipe for Valentines Day
prep time: 15 minscook time: 20 minstotal time: 35 mins

ingredients:

150ml Natural Yogurt
3 eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
175g Melted Butter
175g Golden Caster Sugar
140g Self Raising Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tbsp Cocoa powder
Icing:
100g Dark Chocolate
140g Icing sugar
140g Butter
Sprinkles

instructions

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 190°c (170°fan) and line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases.
Step 2: Mix together the yogurt, eggs and vanilla extract in a jug.
Step 3: In another bowl mix together the dry ingredients then pour in the yogurt mix and melted butter. Mix to combine (but be careful not to over mix). Fill the muffin tin with the batter and bake for 20 minutes in the oven.
Step 4: Melt the chocolate for the icing in the microwave and leave to cool.
Step 5: In another bowl beat the icing sugar and butter together (I used my kitchen aid) then pour in cooled chocolate and mix until combined.
Step 6: Ice the muffins and throw on some heart shaped sprinkles if you wish


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11 comments

  1. Maria♥15 February 2009 at 11:51

    Beth, these are adorable! I love the pink sprinkles against that lush chocolate.

    Maria
    x

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  2. Jennifer15 February 2009 at 13:14

    Those are SOO cute!!

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  3. Valerie Harrison (bellini)15 February 2009 at 20:37

    I at first wondered if these were sea salt cupcakes. I guess my mind is elsewhere since I made sea salt brownies.The pink chrystalized sugar makes these perfect!!

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  4. Oh my! Apple pie!15 February 2009 at 20:46

    These cupcakes look great, I have a pot of natural yogurt lurking in the fridge this would be the perfect use for it.

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  5. Jan16 February 2009 at 05:16

    Oh, no! I could just chomp down one of these right now, but I can't. Okay, pass the milk shake. :-)

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  6. Katie16 February 2009 at 07:48

    They look gorgeous Beth and the perfect chocolate treat for Valentines. I like how tall they are, my muffins always seem to sink a bit.

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  7. Anne16 February 2009 at 09:03

    They look really yummy!

    I think I have those sprinkles too, mine are from the barbie range!!

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  8. The Caked Crusader16 February 2009 at 11:45

    They look very pretty indeed. I love this sort of cupcake!

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  9. Maggie16 February 2009 at 14:30

    These look really pretty, and I'm sure they were great. I love cake recipes that use yogurt.

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  10. Maria16 February 2009 at 17:57

    Double chocolate equals double yum!

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  11. kat16 February 2009 at 20:02

    perfect valentine's day treat

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