Project #6 - Blueberry Chocolate Muffins

My grandmother used to bake cakes.

My mother used to bake little cakes in paper cups which she called "Haselnusstörtchen" (German).

Ten years ago I used to bake small cakes in paper cups too, and I callled them Muffins.

Nowadays everybody in in cupcakes.

What´s the big difference? I know there is a difference between muffins and cupcakes, more than just the fancy name. But when I read recipes on the net I don´t get it, just from simple reading you can´t tell.

The recipe beneath is on of my favourites, I´ve done it uncountable times. I love it because it is just the basic recipe, you can add whatever you want or have at home. Today I used blueberry and some chocolate I still had at home from christmas. Feel free to try something else and tell me.

Ingredients: (for 12 pieces)
260g flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsps spices (I used vanilla sugar, but you can add cinamon or something else too)
60g chipped nuts (haselnuts, almonds,...)
1 egg
140g sugar
80ml neutral oil (or 125g soft butter)
280g milk (it also works fine with joghurt or cream, I use what I have at home, you can also mix)

1/2 cup blueberrys (frozen)
1/2 cup chipped chocolate

Prehead your oven to 180°C.
Mix all your ingredients (except the blueberrys and chocolate). Start with the dry ones and add the others.
Stir well until well combined and smooth.
Put the blueberrys in, but don´t use the mixer anymore, you don´t want to damage the blueberrys completly. Be careful.
Spoon the mixture into 12 paper cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.

You can add any frosting, I simply put some powder sugar on the cakes for the photo, normally they are completly naked :)
Don´t be frightend  if your cakes look a little grey or violett, that are the blueberrys.

Enjoy!