Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins
By: Home Cooking Ad...
Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 6:11am

Ingredients




1 3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup (90 g) semi sweet chocolate, chopped
220 g yogurt
4 tbsp vegetable oil
55 g butter, melted
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
****Cream Cheese Mixture
200 g cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 190C (370F). Line the muffin tins with paper cups.You can also use silicone muffin cups if preferred. 2 Prepare the chocolate mixture: In a large bowl combine dry ingredients, flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder. In another bowl whisk the yogurt, oil, egg and vanilla extract and add to flour mixture. Add the chopped chocolate. Spoon mixture into prepared muffin cups. 3 Mix well the cream cheese with sugar, egg and vanilla extract. Spoon mixture into the muffin cups on top of chocolate mixture. Gently swirl with knife to get the marbled effect. 4 Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool over a wire rack before serving.

About

Ever since I saw a similar recipe few months ago I was very tempted to try them myself. Finaly the time has come for them and I don't regret it, not one bit. These little muffins are just amazing, hard not to fall in love with them. Very sophisticated and the taste is beyond words. Who doesn't love chocolate in combination with cream cheese. You can also add different flavors like orange or lemon zest or different types of nuts to suit your own tastes. These muffins are just perfect to spoil yourself and your family in the morning along a good coffee.