chocolate chip muffins & cream cheese frosting

Name: Chocolate chip muffins & cream cheese frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup(s) 10 oz all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 tablespoon(s) heaped of quality cocoa powder; 3/4 cup(s) 3 oz caster sugar; 3/4 cup(s) 3 oz milk chocolate chips; 1 cup(s) milk; 1/3 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1 - egg; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; ## CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING; 3 tablespoon(s) cream cheese (room temperature); 3 tablespoon(s) butter (room temperature); 3-1/2 cup(s) shifted icing sugar (powdered sugar); 1 cup(s) coco powder; 1 teaspoon(s) milk ( if needed); ## DECORATION ON TOP OF FROSTING; - some 100's and 1000's balls

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Racquel Sweeney

Donegal

Updated on Mar 25, 2014

So easy and quick to make , and the result moist and simply delicious . The cream cheese chocolate frosting is just so creamy it just complements the muffins ... So folks from my table to yours I hope you enjoy ..

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups 10 oz all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons heaped of quality cocoa powder
3/4 cup 3 oz caster sugar
3/4 cup 3 oz milk chocolate chips
1 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 - egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
3 tablespoons cream cheese (room temperature)
3 tablespoons butter (room temperature)
3-1/2 cups shifted icing sugar (powdered sugar)
1 cup coco powder
1 teaspoon milk ( if needed)
DECORATION ON TOP OF FROSTING
- some 100's and 1000's balls

How To Make chocolate chip muffins & cream cheese frosting

Step 1

Pre-heat the oven t0 180c/350f . Prepare muffin tray with paper cases

Step 2

Shift flour, baking powder, baking soda and coco powder into large bowl . Add to that chocolate chips .
Step 3

Pour all the liquid ingredients into a measuring jug .Mix the dry and wet ingredients together with an electric hand held mixer.
Step 4

Spoon or use an ice-cream scoop to fill the batter into the prepared muffin cases .
Step 5

Bake for 20 minutes , until the muffins are dark and risen well and are springy. Set a side and leave to cool about 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 6

FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSING .
Step 7

Mix cheese and butter together , with mixer until smooth and creamy. Add to that the powder sugar ,one cup at a time . Mix in the coco powder , if the mixture appears a little bit dry add a little milk.
Step 8

Spoon the frosting into a piping bag , and pipe the frosting onto the cooled muffins .
Step 9

Then sparkle some 100's and 1000's balls over the muffins for decoration .
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