Hot Cross Muffins

Specialise a classic bakery item with our chocolate hot cross muffins. Adding a milk and gold chocolate ganache using Callebaut’s signature 823 milk chocolate callets, alongside gold chocolate callets elevates this classic baked item to a must have for the Spring.
Level:
Easy
Makes:
12

Muffins

Ingredients: Muffins

  • 250 g
    plain flour
  • 200 g
    caster sugar
  • 125 g
    candied orange
  • 50 g
    golden raisins
  • 45 g
    CP
  • 5 g
    bicarbonate of soda
  • 5 g
    vanilla extract
  • 2 g
    cinnamon powder
  • 1 g
    ground nutmeg
  • 1 piece(s)
    Egg
  • 200 g
    plain yogurt
  • 120 ml
    milk
  • 120 ml
    vegetable oil

Preparation: Muffins

Pre-heat the oven to 180c
Melt the Callebaut gold chocolate callets
Sieve together the dry ingredients
Whisk together the egg, yoghurt, vanilla extract, milk and vegetable oil
Add the melted chocolate and mix well
Add the dry ingredients and mix well
Stir through the Callebaut 811 dark chocolate callets
Pipe into muffin cases and bake for 12 minutes

Milk Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients: Milk Chocolate Ganache

Preparation: Milk Chocolate Ganache

Heat the cream and glucose together just to the boiling point
Remove from the heat and add to the Callebaut 823 milk chocolate callets
Mix until melted
Leave to thicken

Gold Ganache Cross

Ingredients: Gold Ganache Cross

Preparation: Gold Ganache Cross

Heat the cream and glucose together just to the boiling point
Remove from the heat and add to Callebaut gold chocolate callets
Mix until melted
Leave to thicken

Decoration

Ingredients: Decoration

  • 10 g
    CHD-BS-20568

Preparation: Decoration

10g dark chocolate blossoms per cup cake

Assembly

Place the milk chocolate ganache into a bowl and dip the tops of the muffins in it
Place the gold ganache in a piping bag and pipe a cross on top of the milk ganache
Sprinkle dark chocolate blossoms around the edge of each of the muffins