Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients

• 200 g dark chocolate
• 200 g cherries (pitted, finely chopped)
• 100 g butter
• 100 g sugar
• 200 ml milk
• 1 egg
• 100 ml sour cream
• 250 g flour
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• paper liners
• 80 g couverture chocolate (dark)
• 100 g whipped cream
• 2 tbsp grated chocolate
• 12 cocktail cherries with stems

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. 2.

   Chop the chocolate into small pieces with a knife.

3. 3.

   Heat the butter in a saucepan, add 50 g of chocolate and melt. Whisk together milk, egg, sour cream, and sugar using an electric mixer. In a bowl combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cocoa, and salt well. Add the milk mixture, chocolate butter, cherries, and remaining chocolate pieces, stirring with a wooden spoon until smooth.

4. 4.

   Line muffin tin depressions with paper liners. Pour batter in and level the surface. Bake on middle rack for about 25-30 minutes. Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove and cool on a wire rack.

5. 5.

   Melt the couverture chocolate and drizzle over muffins. Place a dollop of whipped cream on each, sprinkle grated chocolate, and garnish with cherries before serving with coffee.