“mini chocolate muffins with mocha sauce”

INGREDIENTS

• -       60 gram (2 oz) unsalted butter,diced,plus extra for greasing
• -       60 gram (2 oz) plain cooking chocolate,roughly chopped
• -       2 medium eggs
• -       100 g (3 ½) castor sugar
• -       100 g (3 ½) self-raising flour
• -       30 g (1 oz) cocoa pwder,sifted,plus extra for dusting

Mocha Sauce

• -       150 g (5 oz) plain chocolate,roughly chopped
• -       90 ml (3fl oz) espresso or other strong,good quality coffee
• -       150 ml (50 z) double cream

1.     Preheat oven to 180° (350°F, gas mark 4) .Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water .In a large bowl, place the eggs , sugar, flour and cocoa powder .Beat for 1 minute then fold in melted chocolate and butter .

2.     Spoon butter into 12 greased ½ cup (125ml, 4 fl oz) capacity muffins are cooked when tested with a skewer .Turn onto wire racks to cool .

3.     Place the chocolate,coffee and 4 tablespoons of the cream into a small pan and heat gently  .Simmer for 1-2 minutes, until sauce has thickened slightly .Keep warm .

4.   Allow muffins to cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes .Whisk remaining cream until thickened, spoon over the muffins a long with the mocha sauce .Serve dusted with cocoa powder .

Makes 12

PREPARATION TIME 20 minutes COOKING TIME 25 minutes

NUTRIONAL VALUE PER SERVE            FAT 23.9 G          CARBOHYDRATE 36 G             PROTEIN 5.8 G

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