Triple Chocolate Muffins for National Chocolate Week
Rich triple chocolate muffins, or buns as I’d call them. They’re liberally studded with pieces of both crunchy white chocolate and melting milk chocolate. Not only are they delicious, but they’re easy to make and will appeal to all.
Way back in 2011, I made these double chocolate buns and they proved to be quite popular amongst my readers. I’ve been promising myself to make them again ever since and I’ve finally got around to it. This time around, however, I upped the ante and turned them into triple chocolate buns. It seems only fitting as it’s the last day of National Chocolate Week.
Triple Chocolate Muffins – or Buns?
I’ve renamed these buns as muffins, as that’s what most people seem to call them these days. These triple chocolate buns aren’t really muffins though. Muffins are generally even quicker to make than these buns. You have a bowl of dry ingredients and a jug of wet ingredients and you mix the wet into the dry. This recipe calls for a slightly more sophisticated method. In other words, you cream the butter and sugar together first, then beat in the eggs, then add the remaining ingredients. In the UK we tend to call these type of unadorned cakes, buns. Or at least we used too.
Weather you want to call these gorgeous cakes, buns or muffins, they’re a sure fire winner.
Our neighbours recently gave us a desk they were getting rid of. I felt a little thank you was in order. So I grabbed my trusty bowl and wooden spoon and knocked up a batch of these triple chocolate muffins. The neighbours were delighted, especially their grandson, who I later learnt ate the lion’s share. As I made fifteen, there were a few extra for me and CT to try as well.
This recipe for triple chocolate muffins is super easy and very quick to make. You really don’t need a mixer. The results are good and chocolatey. They’re not too sweet, but have little bites of caramelised white chocolate and melting milk chocolate to liven things up a bit. The sponge is surprisingly light, given that they’re made with wholemeal flour.
Other National Chocolate Week Posts You Might Like
- Chocolate peanut butter swirl Halloween cake via Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
- Hotel Chocolat cocoa gin & dark chocolate giveaway via Tinned Tomatoes
- My #NationalChocolateWeek posts from this and previous years.
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Triple Chocolate Muffins – The Recipe
Triple Chocolate Buns
Ingredients
- 125 g unsalted butter - softened
- 125 g golden caster sugar
- 2 large eggs (I used duck eggs)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (I used homemade)
- 250 g golden wholemeal flour (or half wholemeal, half plain)
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarb of soda.
- 250 ml kefir, buttermilk or sour milk
- 60 g white chocolate - roughly chopped
- 60 g milk chocolate - roughly chopped
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Beat the eggs in, one by one.
- Add the vanilla extract and beat some more.
- Sift in the dry ingredients and mix in alternately with the kefir.
- Stir in the chopped chocolate.
- Spoon into 15 muffin cases.
- Bake at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 20 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Linkies
These triple chocolate buns are my entry to this month’s #WeShouldCocoa. If you’ve made anything with chocolate and have blogged about it this month, do join in.
They also go to Baking Explorer and Cakeyboi for this month’s Treat Petite.
And I mustn’t forget Bake of the Week at Casa Costello.
Elizabeth
16th October 2016 at 11:50 amMy goodness these look good! My kids would love them. Definitely have to bake these soon! Thanks for linking my cake up with your lovely post too, and I hope you’ve had a fantastic chocolate week!
Choclette
16th October 2016 at 12:05 pmThanks very much Elizabeth. The beauty of these buns is that they are quick and simple to make. Your spooky spider cake has made my Chocolate Week – it’s a stunner.
Jacqueline Meldrum
16th October 2016 at 11:52 amOh yes, I am all up for triple chocolate. Gorgeous! I’ll have to give these a try.
Choclette
16th October 2016 at 12:05 pmYes, triple chocolate is the way to go I reckon Jac 😉
Angie@Angie's Recipes
16th October 2016 at 12:45 pmThese muffins look so very chocolatey and bet your neighbours LOVE them. I certainly would too!
Choclette
18th October 2016 at 10:08 amThanks Angie. I got some very positive feedback 🙂
Louise Fairweather
16th October 2016 at 6:59 pmI can safely say that these would not last long in our house! #bakeoftheweek
Choclette
18th October 2016 at 10:05 amHaha Louise. I don’t think they lasted too long next door 😉
Dom
16th October 2016 at 7:11 pmsuch a lovely gift…very thoughtful and very jealous of your neighbours, these buns look delightful! triple chocolate, yes please!
Choclette
18th October 2016 at 10:04 amI’m very jealous of your neighbours too Dom 😉
Jo of Jo's Kitchen
17th October 2016 at 10:36 amThese look delicious! My boys and I would end up fighting over them if I made them!
Choclette
18th October 2016 at 10:03 amThese are a must bake for your boys Jo – there’s plenty to go around 🙂
Katie Bryson
17th October 2016 at 11:19 amWhat a fab recipe Choclette, just the kind of thing I love baking with the boys. I reckon these’ll go down a storm at half term 🙂
Choclette
18th October 2016 at 10:02 amOh yes Katie, these would be perfect for baking with your boys 🙂
Prameela
18th October 2016 at 6:57 amlooks delicious… can you please suggest substitute for egg?
Choclette
18th October 2016 at 10:00 amYou might need to re-work the recipe if you’re not going to include eggs. But you could adapt this eggless recipe for Chai masala cakes – /2013/10/chocolate-chai-masala-fairy-cakes-great/
Sammie
18th October 2016 at 2:12 pmLove these and know our 3 teenagers will too. I have been increasingly trying to add more fibre into my sweet bakes and these fit the bill perfectly. Thank you for a great recipe.
Choclette
18th October 2016 at 8:52 pmThanks Sammie. Wholemeal flour gives a lovely flavour to bakes as well as adding fibre.
Julie @ Running in a Skirt
18th October 2016 at 2:22 pmClearly I need more chocolate in my life with these buns!! They look amazing!
Choclette
18th October 2016 at 8:50 pmOh yes, you definitely do Julie. Thank you 🙂
Phil in the Kitchen
18th October 2016 at 11:12 pmAs usual you’ve reminded me just how fine baking and chocolate are together. They look so lovely – just when I’m trying to be restrained in my eating for a week or two. I hadn’t noticed National Chocolate Week at all – I’m obviously missing out.
Choclette
19th October 2016 at 8:01 amHello Phil. Lovely to hear from you. I’ve not been very good at being restrained recently and think I need to take a leaf our of your book. Even I was taken a bit unawares by National Chocolate Week this year – I’m losing my touch!
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
19th October 2016 at 10:08 amThese look awesome – the chocolatier something is the better, in my opinion 🙂 Love the white chocolate chips especially!
Choclette
19th October 2016 at 1:21 pmThanks Becca. White chocolate bits in small cakes are phenomenal as they tend to caramelise – yum!
Kate - gluten free alchemist
19th October 2016 at 7:52 pmWhat a perfect batch of buns….. and why have double when you can have triple chocolate?! I love that you baked them to say thank you too……. home-baked is so much nicer than a shop-bought gift and absolutely comes from the heart! x
Choclette
20th October 2016 at 9:00 amThanks Kate. I love buns like this that can be whipped up in no time, but stand up to be unadorned and are still super tasty. I guess it’s no surprise I express my thanks with cake 😉
Natalie Cooks
25th October 2016 at 9:06 pmHow did I miss the Chocolate Week? These buns look amazing, a true chocoholic’s dream.
Choclette
26th October 2016 at 11:25 amThanks Natalie. Shockingly, I nearly missed chocolate week!
Helen at Casa Costello
25th October 2016 at 11:21 pmWhat neighbourly spirit! No wonder the teenage son loved these! Those bits of chocolate poking through as so tempting. Thanks once again for joining in with #Bakeoftheweek
Choclette
26th October 2016 at 11:24 amThanks Helen, baking is my go to way of saying thank you 🙂
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
30th October 2016 at 6:13 pmSo nice of you to make these for your neighbour! They look yummy. Thanks for linking up with #TreatPetite
Choclette
31st October 2016 at 4:51 pmThanks Kat. It’s always a good idea to get on side with the neighbours 😉