Dark Chocolate Cherry Muffins

I bake daily and having failed to find a chocolate muffin recipe that 'hit the spot' i decided to take matters into my own hands, hence this recipe. Somewhat similar to a cupcake in texture, a lighter crumb and good depth of flavour gives you a muffin that's totally chocolate dream delicious!!

Steps

Preheat oven to gas mark 4 / 350f / 180c.

Prepare muffin tin with paper liners or brush cups with butter.

Put cherries in a small dish and cover with boiling water.

Leave to rehydrate for 5-10 minutes.

Discard water and transfer cherries to kitchen paper where they can drain of any excess moisture.

In a small microwavable bowl , on low / medium heat setting , melt chopped chocolate and butter in microwave stirring at 30 second intervals until smooth and combined.

Set aside to cool slightly.

Chop cherries into pieces and set aside.

In a small dish combine 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and cinnamon , set aside.

Into a large mixing bowl , sift flour , baking powder and salt , whisk to combine.

Mix in the 1 / 2 cup sugar , make a well in the center and set aside.

In a small bowl whisk together lightly beaten egg , buttermilk , sour cream , vanilla and almond extracts.

Now gradually add this to the cooled chocolate and butter mixing well until smooth and even in colour.

Now po.

Ingredients

dark chocolate, unsalted butter, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, light brown sugar, egg, buttermilk, sour cream, vanilla extract, almond extract, cherries, dried cherries, brown sugar, cinnamon