Chocolate Orange Muffins Recipe Uk Recipes

CHOCOLATE ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190/375/gas 5. Line a muffin tin with paper or silicone cases (remember, muffin cases are bigger than cupcake cases, so if you're using a cupcake tray, this mix will probably make more than 12 and will need a little less cooking time).
• Pop the zest & juice from the oranges in a jug, then top up with enough milk, water or orange juice to reach 250ml.
• Add in the beaten egg and oil and stir well.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, bicarb and cocoa powder together. Add the sugar and mix to combine.
• Pour the jug of wet ingredients into the bowl of dry, and quickly and smoothly fold them together.
• Spoon into the awaiting cases and bake for 20 - 25 minutes until the tops spring back when pressed, and a skewer comes out clean.
• Let cool fully before storing or freezing.

ORANGE CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, semisweet chocolate, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a separate medium bowl, cream together margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the orange zest, orange juice, and buttermilk. Pour into the flour mixture, and mix just until evenly moist. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let muffins cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE MUFFINS RECIPE

Steps:

• Set the oven to 200°C (gas mark 6).
• Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl then stir in the sugar and chocolate.
• Lightly beat together the milk, eggs, orange zest and juice and sunflower oil. Stir the liquid into the dry ingredients, but take care not to over-mix or the muffins will be tough.
• Spoon the mixture into the paper cases. Bake in the centre of the oven for 15-20 mins. The muffins are cooked when they have risen and feel firm to the touch when lightly pressed in the centre. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 150deg C (fan)\160deg C (non fan). Line a deep muffin tray with 7 lareg paper muffin cases
• Sieve the flour into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Zest the orange into the bowl
• In a large jug mix together the egg, sunflower oil, milk and orange extract\flavour using a fork or wisk.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir VERY gently together until just combined.
• Put a tablespoon of the mixture in the base of each paper case. Break a segment of chocolate in half and place two halves in the middle of each muffin. Top with the rest of the muffin mixture.
• Bake for 15 min (fan)\20 min (non fan) until risen and firm.
• For the coating, melt the rest of the chocolate orange segments over a bowl of hot water and then drizzle the chocolate on top of the muffins.

CHOCOLATE-ORANGE BUCKWHEAT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup (2 1/2-inch) muffin tin with paper liners.
• Whisk 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour, buckwheat flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and set aside.
• Whisk eggs, milk, orange juice, 1/3 cup brown sugar, oil, and 1 teaspoon orange zest in a medium bowl until combined. Add egg mixture and 1/2 cup chocolate chips to the flour mixture; stir until just combined. Divide batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each with about 1/4 cup.
• Whisk remaining 1/2 cup gluten-free flour and remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar together in a medium bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips and remaining 1/2 teaspoon orange zest until just combined. Crumble about 2 tablespoons streusel mixture over each muffin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Remove from pan, place on a wire rack. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the sugar, flour, cocoa, pinch of salt and baking powder in a large bowl. Whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil and milk. Gradually whisk the wet ingredients into the dry until you have a smooth mixture. Fold in the dark chocolate and orange zest. Put 12 cupcake cases in a 12-hole tin. Divide the mixture between the cases, then bake for 20 mins until risen. Leave to cool.
• Meanwhile, make the icing. Beat the icing sugar and butter together until pale and fluffy. Whisk in 2 tbsp hot water to loosen and fold in the orange zest. Divide the icing evenly between two bowls. Add a few drops of orange food colouring to one bowl and stir until the icing turns bright orange. In the other bowl, add the cocoa powder and 2 tbsp milk, then beat until combined.
• Fill one side of a piping bag (use one with a large round nozzle) with the orange icing, then fill the other side with the chocolate buttercream. Pipe on top of each cupcake. Decorate with some extra orange zest and a grating of dark chocolate.