A simple chocolate muffin, decorated with a simple frosting and mini chocolate eggs for Easter
Ingredients
1½ Cups All Purpose Flour, Unbleached
½ Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
⅛ Tsp Salt
½ Cup Light Brown Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 Cup Buttermilk
6 Tbsp Sunflower Oil or Melted Butter (cooled)
Frosting:
6 Tbsp Butter, Softened
1½ Cups Confectioners' Sugar
1 Tbsp Milk
A small pack of Sugar Coated Mini Chocolate Eggs, to decorate
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F
Grease a 12 cup muffin pan or line with liners
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt into a large bowl
Stir in the brown sugar
Lightly beat eggs in a large measuring jug. Beat in the buttermilk and oil
Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the buttermilk liquid
Stir until just combined. Do not over mix
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan
Bake for 20 minutes
Allow muffins to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely
Frosting:
In a large bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy
Sift in the confectioners' sugar and beat together until smooth and creamy
Lastly, beat in the milk
When the muffins are cooled completely, put the frosting in a pastry bag with a large star tip attached and pipe a circle around the top of each muffin to form a "nest"
Place chocolate eggs in the centre of each nest as decoration
Recipe by Lovely Pantry at https://lovelypantry.com/2012/04/easter-muffins/