I write this post with a happy heart. This is one of the first things
I baked after my 2nd daughter was born. I approached the trusted but packed-up oven with a little trepidation. The goody combination of Chocochips and
nuttiness from the dessicated coconut was a heady combination, and trust me
when I say that when the the bread / muffins were baked - they were dense and
nutty and chocolatey and had the right amount of sweetness - I did a lil jig to
confirm that I can indeed bake.
This may not qualify for versatile baking. Like
I said earlier, I am not a frosting-on-the-cake kind of person - I believe that
any sweet bake already has the calories through butter & Sugar, and
that we dont need more.Unless, its of course a cheesecake.... ummmm...that I am
looking forward to testing out sometime soon 🙂 Till then I keep counting the
calories for myself and the family.
This post is also special coz Blogging Marathon (which this post goes to) kicks off today with a month-long marathon.
20+ bloggers are taking part in this super exciting series which would see an
array of dishes across 4 - 5 interesting themes. That's close to 500 + dishes in a month 🙂
This week, being Occassions.
And I chose birthday parties & Festivals as the theme, and for the next 8
days starting today, you would see dishes across this theme.
Meanwhile try out this super yummy
muffins for you. I am sure your kid will be hooked as was mine.
Prep time : 10 mins | Baking Time : 15
to 18 mins per batch | Makes : 12 mini muffin + 200 gm bread.
Note: Oven temperature might vary
depending upon settings and size
Dry Ingredients:
Wholewheat flour - ½ cup
APF - ½ cup
Eggless Custard Powder - 2 TBSP
Baking Powder - 1 ½ TBSP
Baking Soda - ½ tsp
Salt - a pinch
Cocoa Powder – 2 tsp
Cinnamon Powder - ½ tablespoon (optional)
Chocochips - ¼ cup, divided
Dessicated Coconut powder - 4 TBSP
Wet ingredients:
Yoghurt - ¾ cup
Oil - ¾ cup (any vegetable oil will
do)
Brown Sugar - ⅔ cup (packed) -
adjust sweetness
Method:
Sift all the dry ingredients twice over in a large bowl
In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients and blend the sugar well
till its dissolved well.
Preheat the oven at 160 Deg C. Line the Muffin pans with liners or
grease lightly.
Add the dry ingredients a little at a time to the wet mix and make
a thickish flowing batter. Add the chocochips and coconut. Reserve some chocochips
for topping.
If required, add a teaspoon or more of either yoghurt or vegetable oil
& fill the muffin pans upto ¾. Top with remaining chocochips
(I make 12 mini muffins and transferred the rest of the batter
into a small foil box and baked it as a bread / dense cake)
Bake at 160 deg C for 15 - 18 mins or until a skewer inserted into
the muffins comes clean.
Cool on a wire rack and serve.
Corporate to Kitchen says
Lovely clicks & I am sure these got over in no time:)
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Very tempting indeed!
veena says
Kalyani the pics are as usual awesome.....and I am sure my daughter will be hooked on this like yours:-)...Bookmarking it
Sangeetha Nambi says
Super perfect... Looks sooooo spongy too...
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Rafeeda AR says
that looks really wonderful... coconut and chocochips, i'm sure the combination would be amazing... 🙂
Sona says
lovely clicks and looks delicious..
Unknown says
So soft and yummy muffin.
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Priya Suresh says
Cute muffins,kids will definitely get hooked to this wonderful,spongy cuties. Kalyani seems you are good in maths, 500+recipes with 20+bloggers,wow thats wonderful na..
Srivalli says
The Muffins looks awesome Kalyani, glad that you got back to baking..:)..I was actually thinking how I missed mentioning that point about 500+ posts going viral on net from all of us!...that's really a good number right..both muffin and bread look good..and I am not a frosting person as well. Nothing beyond ganache or sauce..:)
Lavanya says
Nicely made and great clicks
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Rajani S says
Good god! 500+ recipes?! That's lot...But, good...cause we will be seeing more and more of such cute muffins and cakes 🙂
Unknown says
Such a summerish color of the cup cakes. Very adorable.
Harini R says
Beautiful clicks and I am not a frosting person either!
Archana says
Should I say same pinch for even I do not enjoy frosting or icing not because I am watching calories but I hate the mess I make.:)
Love your bread and muffins they are really awesome. I am sure they got over in no time.
preeti garg says
Awesome muffins so tempting and soft
Nalini's Kitchen says
delicious looking muffins...wonderful clicks.
The Pumpkin Farm says
my son thrives on the frosting, and personally i keep toggling between I like icing I dont like icing You cupcakes look mindblowing, am sure u used some phoren brand choco chips, coz the local ones from arife melts :(if not , tell me the source)
vaishali sabnani says
Well lets not about calories during this BM...lets have fun and enjoy the wonderful combo you have picked up..the muffins look cool and would love to have them before going to the gym:))
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Looks cute and it should taste delicious without the icing 🙂 I love cup cakes and muffins without icing and i am totally in love with this one!
Suma Gandlur says
Those look pretty with those cute as button choco chips. 🙂
I too am averse towards the frosting and try avoiding it totally.
Unknown says
wowhhhh delicious....muffins looks so cute...
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www.mahaslovelyhome.com says
Very interesting combination.. love it 🙂
Saras says
soo soft and tempting and interesting comboo
Gayathri Kumar says
Awesome combination of choco chips and coconut. They look absolutely inviting and my daughter would love it too....
Padmajha says
As much i hate frosted cakes, lil Angel loves them. She is chnging slowly coz I don't frost cakes :).
I am going to try this. Do you think fresh grated coconut will work in this recipe?If so is it the same quantity?
Deeksha says
Lovely cupcakes.
Unknown says
Muffins lookd gorgeous.very detailed post.Sure Kalyani,we can talk about this in private.happy to be your follower.
Manju says
Super good breakfast for kids,
Chef Mireille says
looks so soft
Nisha says
Bright and wonderful cupcakes. They look lovely.
Foodiliciousnan says
I've never tried coconut in baking even though I just love it. Sounds interesting combined with choco chips. Love the addition of the funfetti on top
Pavani says
Both the muffins and bread look yummy. Live those Choco chips on the top. Very inviting.
Unknown says
delicious clicks.. those chips look super cute!!!
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