Categories: November

Ingredients

• 400g dark chocolate with less than 50% cocoa solids, roughly chopped
• 200g unsalted butter, roughly chopped
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp good-quality cocoa powder
• 150g golden caster sugar
• 125ml semi-skimmed milk
• 3 medium eggs
• 3 x 54g Mars bars, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C/fan 160˚C/gas 4. Lightly grease a regular 12-hole muffin tin (base 5cm wide, top 6.5cm wide).

2. Put half the chocolate and all the butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water (don’t let the water touch the bowl). Stir occasionally until melted, then mix until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.

3. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa, then stir in the sugar.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk the milk and eggs. Add to the dry ingredients, along with the melted chocolate. Mix to combine. Put a spoonful of mixture into the base of each muffin hole and top with a Mars bar slice. Top with the remaining mixture to three-quarters full and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until risen and cooked through. Remove and cool on a wire rack.

5. Put the remaining chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, until melted. Cool slightly. Pile the Mars slices onto the muffins, drizzling with melted chocolate.

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