Dark Chocolate Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing and Caramelised Peanuts

Name: Dark Chocolate Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing and Caramelised Peanuts
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 6 Muffins
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted peanuts; 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 heaped tablespoon cream cheese; 200 g (7 oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 50 g (1¾ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 egg; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) full-cream (whole) milk; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 100 g (3½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour

Preparation info

Makes
6
Muffins

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

100 Desserts to Die For

By Trish Deseine

Published 2016

About

This is a totally American combination, and it works beautifully!

Ingredients

For the muffins:

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
100 g (3½ oz)

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

MAKE THE MUFFINS. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Place the paper cases in the holes of your muffin tin.

SIFT THE COCOA AND FLOUR INTO A MIXING BOWL, THEN ADD THE SUGAR AND COMBINE WELL. In another bowl, beat the egg with the milk and oil, then pour this