Chocolate Chip Muffins

Chocolate Chip Muffins. Looks perfect taste perfect. Moist and chocolatey. And I really like muffins with a high and even dome.

Many have asked me about the differences between a muffin and a cupcake. I have posted once on this and Im going to repeat.

A cupcake is usually sweet but a muffin can be sweet or savory. A cupcake has a flat top that is good for frosting or decorating using fondant but a muffin usually has an overflowing and uneven dome top. A cupcake is finer and less dense in texture, more spongy but a muffin more dense and crumpy (you can make it moist though). The batter of a cupcake is smooth and thin which is the result of using the mixer and the creaming method applied. The muffin batter is thick and lumpy as its purely the combining of the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients without the use of mixer. I really love making muffins for that ;) 

This recipe makes 6

Ingredients A
190g self-raising flour
80g castor sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
(1. Combine the above and mix well using a balloon whisk. Set aside.)

Ingredients B
60ml vegetable oil
120ml milk
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
(2. Combine the above and lightly beat.)

Ingredients C
130g mini semi sweet chocolate chips

3. Add (2) to (1). Using the balloon whisk, mix till just combined. Fold in 2/3 of the chips.

4. Distribute the batter into the muffin pan lined with cupcake liners. Top with the balance chips.

5. Bake in preheated oven at 200°c for 20-25mins until done.

Enjoy!