double choc orange muffins

[cedarblue]

made these this afternoon - mmmm they rose really well, lovely and moist :)

http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/cakes.html


there are some more good cake recipies there, the whole site is really nice.

[maya]

Drops papers and runs over to Cedar's house.

[puffin]

Yum. I was looking for a new muffin recipe and they sound pretty tasty.

[paulvegan]

sounds good Mmm

[cedarblue]

just made these again today and i used the rind of two oranges which made them extra orange-y!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/cedar_03/muffins.jpg

[karmadust]

oh my. those sound unbelievable!!!!!

[Gorilla]

they look gorgeous cedar. when can i come round for tea and cake?! ;)

[cedarblue]

actually i just put the kettle on - see you soon ;)

[Poison Ivy]

Ohhh, they do look good Cedar!:)

[Roxy]

YUM!! :D

[xwitchymagicx]

Yum.

Shame I can't have chocolate OR orange. *cries*

[cedarblue]

you could leave out the cocoa & chips and add some vanilla essence and blueberries or raspberries or lemon/lime juice & rind for a different muffin witchy??:)

[xwitchymagicx]

Good idea. :)

[Ginger]

I was already craving something sweet before I saw those. They look gorgeous. Just popping off to the kitchen...:D

[Ara]

Mmm they look nice, i shall add them to my list of sweet things to make after lent!

[Marie]

They do look nice. The few times I`ve tried to make muffins, they always comes out small and not moist at all. My boyfriend love oranges and I love chocolate so this should be something for both of us. I`ll give it a try.

[cedarblue]

i make these constantly marie, and they never fail to succeed - always soft and light! :)

[Marie]

Ok cedarblue I`ll try them this weekend and let you know how they turned out.

[rianaelf]

oh WoW! i got to try them!!
I'm always looking at muffins longingly wishing could eat them !!

[cedarblue]

Ok cedarblue I`ll try them this weekend and let you know how they turned out.

excellent! you do need muffin cases though not really fairy/cup cake case, they're just not tall enough to get the rise. don't be economical with the mix and be tempted to make more muffins by reducing the amount of mix in each.

i don't think anyone else has actually made them yet.

a tip; i used the rind and juice of two oranges for extra flavour.

[Marie]

Hi cedarblue. Muffin cases? Like the one in the picture? Here in Norway I`ve seen some called "american style" made of paper or some small ones used for children parties.

[cedarblue]

muffin cases are made of paper but are bigger and deeper than kids cupcake cases. you could make them in cup cases but you'd make a lot! if you have a deep muffin tin to cook in the oven too, that would support the muffin sides from splaying outwards.
if you look at my photo, you can see that the tin is deeper.

i think the american style ones will probably be the right ones, i think they're an american cake after all :)

[Marie]

wow...quick reply.:) Did you put paper muffin cases in a muffin tin?

[cedarblue]

yes, i got it at a john lewis department store but you should be able to get one from a kitchen shop, selling bowls, utensil, tins etc?

[Marie]

Thank you cedarblue.