Chocolate Muffins

🥘 Ingredients

• baking powder
  1/2 tbsp
• baking soda
  1 tsp
• bittersweet chocolate chips
  1.25 c
• buttermilk
  1/3 c
• cake flour
  1.5 c
• canola oil
  1/2 c
• condensed milk
  1 14-oz can
• dark cocoa powder
  1/2 c
• dry chocolate pudding
  1 3.9-oz box
• eggs
  3 large
• granulated sugar
  1 c
• kosher salt
  1/2 tbsp
• semi-sweet chocolate chunks
  1.5 c
• sour cream
  1 c
• unsalted butter
  113 g
• vanilla
  1/4 tsp, 1 Tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• 6-ounce muffin cups
• paper muffin liners
• stand mixer
• paddle attachment
• small saucepan
• pastry bag
• paring knife

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 400°F.
2. 2

   Line jumbo, 6-ounce muffin cups with paper muffin liners .
3. 3

   In the large bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment , beat the unsalted butter , granulated sugar and canola oil until light and creamy. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.

   unsalted butter: 113 g, granulated sugar: 1 c, canola oil: 1/2 c, vanilla: 1 Tbsp
4. 4

   Add the eggs one at a time and beat just until combined.

   eggs: 3 large
5. 5

   Beat in the dry chocolate pudding mix until blended.

   dry chocolate pudding: 1 3.9-oz box
6. 6

   In a separate bowl, whisk together the cake flour , baking soda , baking powder , kosher salt and dark cocoa powder to ensure there are no lumps.

   cake flour: 1.5 c, baking soda: 1 tsp, baking powder: 1/2 tbsp, kosher salt: 1/2 tbsp, dark cocoa powder: 1/2 c
7. 7

   On low speed, add the dry ingredients into the butter mixture in two installments, alternating with the sour cream . Beat just until combined and no flour streaks are visible. Next, beat in the buttermilk until just combined. Fold in the 1 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chunks .

   sour cream: 1 c, buttermilk: 1/3 c, semi-sweet chocolate chunks: 1.5 c
8. 8

   Scoop the batter into the lined muffin cups. You want them pretty full and a nice dome shape. I like to add a few more chocolate chunks on the top before baking.
9. 9

   Place the muffins in the oven on 400°F for ⏱️ 5 minutes , then leave the muffins in the oven and lower the temperature to 325°F for approximately ⏱️ 20 minutes , or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.
10. 10

    In a small saucepan , add the bittersweet chocolate chips and condensed milk . Head over medium heat, stirring constantly until the chips are melted. Whisk in the vanilla extract and then pour the ganache into a pastry bag .

    bittersweet chocolate chips: 1.25 c, condensed milk: 1 14-oz can, vanilla: 1/4 tsp
11. 11

    Using a paring knife , remove about a 1 inch round section of the center of each muffin. Pipe some of the ganache into each muffin hole and enjoy!