Black Forest Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C. (If using, thaw the frozen cherries). Line a 12- hole muffin tin with paper cases.
• Using an electric mixer beat butter and sugar until the mixture looks pale and creamy.
• Add eggs - one at a time - beating well after each addition.
• Fold through combined sifted flours, cocoa and baking powder.
• Fold through the cherries (retain 12 for decorating) and spoon the dough into the paper cases.
• Bake for 20-25min until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from the tin and cool on a rack.
• Once completely cooled, poke a few small holes in the top of each muffin and drizzle with the Kirsch. The decorate the tops with whipped cream, a cherry and shavings of dark chocolate.

Steps:

• Combine applesauce and baking powder in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Puree zucchini in food processor.
• Add cherries and pulse a couple times, until cherries are chunked up (you don't have to completely puree mixture, unless you have really picky eaters). You should have about 3-4 cups of mixture.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Add applesauce, oil and zucchini/cherry mixture.
• Add enough buttermilk to make a thick batter. Amount really varies depending on your flour, your cherry mixture, and on the humidity.
• Pour batter into muffin tin, about 3/4 full. (I don't use liners, I just spray tin with cooking spray).
• Bake @ 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.