Those who follow this blog know that I love to cook-I mean REALLY, really love to cook but if I’m entirely honest (and I am being Honest Mum and all)-it’s baking which absolutely steals my heart every single time and especially when it’s with or for my children.
There is nothing I would rather do with my kids (or solo) than bake (drawing comes a close second and roaming in the countryside is up there too)-but baking is simply the best.
You get to be creative, lose yourself in chocolate (mostly) then scoff. What could be better?!
Yes, it can get messy with little people but the fun always outweighs the sticky hands and floors and seeing my sons’ sweet little faces when buns, muffins, cakes and biscuits GALORE come out of the oven is truly a joy to behold.
We usually make these muffins a couple of times a month on a weekend usually.
I sometimes top these bad boys with melted dark chocolate or chocolate butter cream or make a batch with and also without to please everyone.
The kids relished decorating the muffins with tiny marshmallows, gummy bears and sprinkles as you can see above and below. OK the ones you see below are totally not the ones my kids made or decorated, they are the ones I did as theirs looked a bit erm, messier and had finger marks prodded into them (see, always honest)!
I’ll leave those delightful shots for a baking outtakes post down the line!
Seriously though, the best thing about these muffins is that they are HONESTLY the quickest, easiest muffins kids could make.
Ingredients:
12 servings
For the muffins:
- 2 cups all purpose flour (you can use gluten-free if you prefer)
- 3 tablespoons best quality cocoa powder
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of unrefined sugar
For decorating:
- Buttercream
- Various toppings
Method:
Place all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. In a smaller bowl pour the wet ingredients and whisk together. Add into the dry ingredients and fold. Mix quickly until you have a gloopy, slightly lumpy mixture.
Pour into paper muffin cases and bake for 15 minutes at 180°C.
I used shop bought chocolate butter cream here and decorated with various toppings. Go wild and use anything you fancy from nuts to dried fruit, chocolate toppings and more.
Let me know if you make them!
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I am in love with muffins.
Thanks for sharing this chocolate recipe with us.
I am trying out this recipe this week.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers!!
Thanks for your comment, let me know if you like them as much as my kids!
Hello Vicki, I am a big fan of chocolate muffins. I alway try to make them at home but didn’t succeed yet. After reading your blog I will again try to make them. Thank you.
Oh the muffins are fabulous: I could polish off several of them with no shame whatsoever!
I never made muffins before but they seem so quick and easy to make, I really need to jump on this bandwagon! 🙂
Yay thanks Petra, they really are so quick and simple (and so good) x
Baking together is such a fun family activity – my mum did that with me and my siblings, too – and these muffins look delicious.
Aw that’s so lovely, the most fun isn’t it and so glad you like our muffins x
Mmm… love baking too. And chocolate. These look yummy! #tastytuesdays
Nadia – ScandiMummy x
Thank you Nadia x
Those look sooooo good and completely go against my diet. HOWEVER, I think my bubba may need to have some… and Ill check them for her!!
#tastytuesday xx
Haha take one for the team babe 😉 x
I love baking muffins, but I now bake them without cases as I find a lot of the muffin clings to the paper – at my age I shouldn’t be sucking the last of my muffin off the paper, lol!! I’m going to try your recipe though and do half with and half without cases to see what happens!! I don’t usually decorate mine, so this should be fun!
We often use silicone cupcake/muffin mould cups, try them! Hope you enjoy the recipe x
I could so eat one of these right now! They look lovely – I also love cooking with kids Cx #tastytuesdays
Thanks Clare, so pleased you like them x
I love to bake with the children too. It does create a lot of cleaning up after but the enjoyment of making them and the laughter makes it all worth it. Thanks for sharing , great post.
So true Shahida, it’s such a pleasure baking with the kids x
I love muffins… and this one looks so delicious and so simple to make too. It’s nice how you can top it up with anything as well. Thanks for sharing this recipe, will definitely give it a go at some point! #tastytuesdays
Thanks lovely, you can choose any toppings you like!
My boys would adore these!! So fun!! And will satisfy moms chocolate craving!!! Love your Tasty Tuesday’s!
Thanks so much Andrea, my boys love them here too!
OMG Vicki those muffins look sooooooooo delicious… Please would you come round and bake some for me?!! Hehe 😉
Thank you for this link up, great idea to do one for recipes. I really should find some time to do more baking – the husband does it more than me at the moment…!
Catherine x
Thanks darling, the linky has run for years, just thought I’d reach out to the BBP crowd to link to, please do more baking and come link up! Wish we lived closer and I’d come deliver you guys some muffins! x
They look gorgeous! Yes please 🙂 xx
Thanks lovely x
YUM!! I love a good cupcake:)
Thanks lovely!
What a lovely, easy but totally delicious recipe! My kids would love making (and eating) these. And so would I! 🙂 Eb x
Haha it is the simplest, more delicious recipe, hope you guys love them as much as we do xx
I love a good muffin, carrot cake muffins are my downfall hence why I don’t make them often!
OOh bet yours are fab! I can’t eat nuts but my Aunt recently made a nut free carrot cake that was out of this world x
Oh goodness me Vicki these look fabulous! I love the recipe and I can imagine your kids enjoying getting chocolate everywhere and decorating them!
Thanks darling, they loved it!
Chocolate muffin look so delicious! Oliver’s friends must be so jealous to see muffin in his lunch box!
Haha they are! Thanks Eileen!
oh you can’t beat a good muffin or cupcake. These look like the perfect cross between! Yummy. Thanks for hosting lovely.
They do don’t they! Thank you x
these muffins look amazing! one to bookmark to try with the minions this holiday, thanks for sharing!! #tastytuesday
Aw thanks very much! x
you cannot beat a chocolate cake , a perfect kid friendly recipe. they look lush x
So true Jenny and thank you lovely, you are the queen of cakes so that means a lot x
Yummy looking muffins! I am inspired to make some banana muffins right now. Two ripe bananas are waiting in the fruitbowl. Perhaps they will turn into banana flapjack. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Sophie x
Oh wow, love banana muffins and never tried banana flapjack but would love to x
I love love love baking too, so I can fully appreciate why it’s at the head of your list of other activities. Being covered in flour and cake decorations is just the best 🙂 and your gorgeous looking chocolate muffins look scrummy 🙂
Angela x
It really is Angela, nothings beats it, thanks for your comment x
They look gorgeous! I also love baking with my kids so definitely understand the way you have to decorate just two or three yourself for the pictures! Usually my daughter then wants to eat mine and I have to eat the ones she’s decorated!
Haha yes same here, the kids started picking off toppings before we could even snap theirs x
These looks tasty and easy to make. Topping these muffins with melted dark chocolate sounds delicious. Thanks so much for hosting Tasty Tuesdays.
Thanks so much for joining and your lovely comment x
These muffins look scrumptious. I am amazed that I have all the ingredients at home already. This is a great recipe for sudden cake cravings and I cannot wait to try this. Enjoy your Spring break! 🙂
Yay, enjoy lovely!
Mmmm, this looks delicious. We recently got a new oven, so I must use it for the first time by making these.
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Yay I’m so pleased x
You quite simply can’t go wrong with choccie muffins! Who doesn’t love them? Kiddos love decorating them, and they’re so proud when you scoff a couple in succession, just for the sake of their beautiful artwork 🙂 xx
So true darling, the most baking fun ever x
These looks amazing. Think I may bake these with the boys tomorrow. Fab and simple recipe xx
Aw you guys will love them, thanks lovely x
Absolutely agree, I love baking too. I can see why your kids like the muffins, they look amazing.
Thanks darling we had so much making these! x
These look like delicious chocolaty perfection! Thank you for hosting! 🙂
Thanks so much, so glad you like them! x
These Chocolate Muffins look absolutely amazing!! I’m looking forward to making them with the kids, Pinned 🙂 Have a Lovely Spring Break & thank you for hosting the Link-Up!! xo
Thanks lovely Angela, enjoy them x