#MuffinMonday: Chocolate Cream Cheese Marble Muffins
Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
For The Chocolate Batter:
  • 13/4 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 cup (90 g) semi sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 220 grams yogurt
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 55 grams butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For The Cream Cheese Batter:
  • 200 grams cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 190C (370F). Line the muffin tins with paper cups.You can also use silicone muffin cups if preferred.
To Make the Chocolate Batter:
  1. In a large bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder.
  2. In another bowl whisk the yogurt, oil, egg and vanilla extract and add to flour mixture.
  3. Add the chopped chocolate and spoon the mixture into prepared muffin cups.
For The Cream Cheese Batter:
  1. In a medium bowl, combine 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.
  2. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool over a wire rack before serving.
Recipe by Baker Street at https://bakerstreet.tv/2012/12/muffinmonday-cream-cheese-swirled-chocolate-muffins/