Marble Muffins
Mix cocoa into the muffin batter to create a two-tone, marbled effect.
Ingredients
cake flour (low-gluten flour)
220 g
baking powder
2 tsp
cocoa powder
10 g
unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
90 g
granulated sugar
80 g
eggs
2
milk
60 ml
vanilla extract
a pinch
unsalted butter, for greasing the mold
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare the ingredients
Soften the butter at room temperature. Lightly grease the inside of the muffin mold. Sift the cake flour together with the baking powder. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
2
Cream the butter and add the eggs
Place the butter in a bowl and beat with a whisk until creamy. Add the granulated sugar and continue beating with the whisk until the mixture turns pale and fluffy. Lightly beat the eggs and gradually add them to the bowl, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract.
3
Add the milk and the dry ingredients
Add the milk and the sifted dry ingredients alternately in three batches, gently folding with a spatula after each addition.
4
Fill the molds and bake
Divide the batter into two portions. Sift the cocoa powder into one portion and gently fold it in with a spatula. Fill the muffin cups by alternating the plain and chocolate batters in three additions, filling each cup to about 70% full. Swirl a few times with a bamboo skewer to create a marble pattern. Bake in the oven at 180°C (350°F) for 20 to 25 minutes.
