In the book was a very interesting sounding recipe for Marshmallow, choc and cola muffins. I had planned to bake a cake for a friend's birthday but these muffins seemed perfect. Slightly quirky and I so wanted to know what they tasted like. I'm not a great fan of cola, so I used Dandelion and Burdock (the best pop!).
We ate the cakes in work today and they were quite different from any other muffins I've made. I fully expected the marshmallow to form a gooey centre, but they mixed up with the rest of the muffin and formed a chewy texture. They were much more cakey than muffiny and had a dense, solid weight to them. They didn't look the prettiest ever, but they tasted rather delicious. I think next time I will add chocolate drops into the mixture, and maybe a sprinkle of nutmeg.
Chocolate, Marshmallow and Dandelion and Burdock Muffins
150ml Dandelion and Burdock
6 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 beaten egg
250g self rasing flour
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder (I used Green & Blacks)
125g of caster sugar
75g of marshmallows (mini or large, chopped up)
Pinch of salt
- Preheat the oven to Gas mark 5 / 190c/ 375f. Get 12 paper muffin cases ready.
- Mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl or large jug mix the egg and vegetable oil.
- Add the pop. Careful - it will froth up!
- Mix and then pour into the dry ingredients
- Mix until just combined
- Place a spoonful of batter into each paper muffin case. Drop in a few mini or chopped marshmallows onto the mixture. Top each with the remainder of the muffin mix.
- Bake in the oven for about 20 mins or until risen and firm. Cool in the tin and then eat!
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| Marshmallows in the centre |
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| Finished muffins (a bit misshapen) |
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