1876. Olympic Chocolate Muffins

Apparently these chocolate muffins went viral at the last Olymics because one of the contestants made them in their shared living quarters. 

After giving them a go, I can confirm that they were delicious.

Ingredients:

½ cup sugar

1 large egg

1/4 cup oil

1 tsp instant coffee

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup flour

1/3 cup cocoa

150 ml buttermilk, warmed

Handful milk or dark chocolate chunks

Chocolate Ganache:

40g dark chocolate, chopped

1/4 cup heavy cream

Method:

To Make the Chocolate Muffins: Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, egg, oil, instant coffee, vanilla and salt. We want a smooth mixture. Sift in the baking soda and salt; mix. Next, sift in flour and baking cocoa. Pour in the warm buttermilk and mix one last time.

Add six tulip muffin liners to a muffin tin. Fill up the muffin liners. Top with a handful of chocolate chunks. Place in the oven and raise the oven temperature to 425F and bake for 7 minutes. Bring the temperature down to 350F and bake for another 10-12 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.

While the muffins are cooling, make the ganache. Chop up the chocolate and add it to a heatproof bowl. Warm up the heavy cream and pour it over the chocolate. Let it sit for 1-2 minutes and then mix it up until smooth. Transfer to a piping bag or ziplock bag.

When the muffins have cooled a bit, use a paring knife to remove the center. Pipe the ganache in the center each of the muffins. Serve them up and enjoy.

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