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Chocolate cherry muffinsMakes 12Ingredients:Cake mixture:100 g mocha or bitter chocolate100 g butter3 eggs80 g icing sugar10 g instant cappuccinopowder100 g flour1 tsp baking powderFilling:200 g Mascarpone cheese70 g icing sugar1 egg10 g flour200 g jar of cherries, drained12 muffin cases, 7 cm ØMethod:1. Melt the chocolate in the microwave for 3 minutesat 450 Watts.2. Beat the butter until creamy, stir in the eggs andsugar alternately, a little at a time. Fold in thecooled melted chocolate, the cappuccino powderand the flour and baking powder.3. Blend together the mascarpone, icing sugar, eggand flour for the filling. Drain the cherries.4. Spoon half the chocolate mixture into the bottom ofthe muffin cases, followed by half of the cherriesand all of the mascarpone mixture. Then add therest of the chocolate mix and the cherries. Bake,then decorate with plain or milk chocolate cakecovering if preferred.Setting: Fan plus ConventionalTemperature: 150–170°C 170–190°CShelf level: 1 2Duration: 30–40 minutes 30–40 minutes+ pre-heatingAutomatic ➔ Baked goods ➔ Cookies / Muffins➔ Muffins / with fruitTipThe mixture can be baked in alarge cake tin instead of muffincases. Double the quantity offruit and increase the bakingtime to approx. 50 minutes.Apricots can be used instead ofcherries.92