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Chocolate Muffins with Banana Cream Filling

Moist chocolate muffins with a banana cream filling and chocolate shavings, topped with cake crumbs.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Muffins
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter 120 g, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar 100 g
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 200 g
  • 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder 50 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tbsp milk
Filling and Topping
  • 1 banana
  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream 300 ml
  • 1 packet whipped cream stabilizer (Sahnesteif) about 2 tsp
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar about 2 tsp
  • 2/3 cup dark chocolate shavings 70 g

Method
 

Muffins

  1. Preheat Oven and Grease Pan:

    Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Thoroughly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.

  2. Cream Butter and Sugar:

    With a hand mixer's whisk attachment, cream softened butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.

  3. Add Eggs One by One:

    Incorporate eggs one by one, beating thoroughly after each addition.

  4. Sift Dry Ingredients and Mix:

    Sift salt, flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder into the butter mixture. Pour in milk and stir until a homogeneous batter forms.

  5. Bake Muffins Until Done:

    Distribute batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Bake on the center rack for 20-25 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted into the center emerges clean. Note: Silicone liners simplify removal; alternatively, grease and flour the pan or use paper liners.

  6. Cool and Hollow Muffins:

    Allow muffins to cool fully. Slice off the domed top of each muffin and scoop out the center using a teaspoon. Crumble the removed cake pieces.
Filling and Topping

  1. Insert Banana Slices:

    Peel the banana and cut into 12 slices. Insert one slice into the hollow of each muffin.

  2. Whip Cream with Chocolate:

    Whip heavy cream with stabilizer and vanilla sugar until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in chocolate shavings.

  3. Pipe Cream and Garnish:

    Pipe or spread the cream in a dome over each muffin, covering the banana. Garnish with the cake crumbs.