Black Forest Muffins

I love baking but always seem to lack the time to create a cake masterpiece. I'd much rather concentrate on baking for fun with my daughter who loves nothing better than joining in.  When I saw that Jenny at Mummy Mishaps had organised the Great Bloggers Bake Off I couldn't wait to join in.  We love watching GBBO together and often laugh when disasters happen as it just goes to show nothing is guaranteed.  My cakes may not look amazing but they do taste great.

Black Forest Muffin Ingredients
4oz unsalted butter
4oz golden caster sugar
4oz self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking power
2 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsp milk

To decorate
2 chocolate flakes
double cream
cherries
morello cherry compote

1. Grease and sprinkle the tins with cocoa.
2. Heat the oven to 180 degrees.
3. Seperate the egg yolks from the whites and beat the egg yolks with the golden caster sugar.
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa.
5. Whisk the egg whites in a seperate bowl.
6. Add the flour mixture to the egg yolk mixute and mix together along with the milk.
7. Gently fold in the egg whites.
8. Divide evenly between a 9 hole muffin tin.
9. Cook for about 15 minutes until firm.
10. Turn out and leave to cool.

To Decorate

1. Whip the double cream until pipeable and place inside your piping bag.
2. Slice the muffins in half.
3. Pipe a circle around the bottom half of the muffin.
4. Fill the circle with morello cherry compote.
5. Place the other half of your muffin on top.
6. Spread some of the whipped cream on top of the muffin.
7. Roll in crushed flake.

Enjoy and I can't wait to read everyone elses recipes.