Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup softened butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 medium zucchini, grated and squeezed to get rid of excess water.
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips plus extra for the tops of the muffins.

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 400° and line a muffin pan with 12 paper liners.
  • Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the soft butter and sugar together until light and creamy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time scraping down the sides of the bowl.
  • Add the vanilla and mix.
  • Mix in the sour cream on low speed
  • Add the flour mixture into the batter in two stages making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix until no lumps are seen.
  • Take the bowl off the mixer and fold in the grated zucchini and chocolate chips.
  • Fill the muffin liners with the batter so that it is almost level with the muffin pan.
  • Once all of the muffin liners have been filled, drop some extra chocolate chips on top of each muffin.
  • Bake in the oven for 5 minutes and then decrease the temperature to 375°
  • Bake for a further 12 minutes and they begin to look slightly golden.