Diam Bar Muffins

The inspiration from these Muffins came from my love of making weird and wonderful creations that haven't been done that much before. So as my brother and best friend both adore diam bars , i thought i'd surprise them both by making Diam Bar Muffins ! :)

I just love how you can see the caramel from the Diam Bar's oozing out of the freshly baked Muffins ! 

Makes 12 Muffins 

160g Butter

160g Caster Sugar

3 Eggs

160g Self-raising Flour

40g Cocoa Powder

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

3 or 4 tbsp Milk

1-2 Diam Bars

For the Butter-cream Frosting

300g Icing Sugar

150g Softened unsalted butter

1-2 tsp Milk (as needed)

2 Diam Bars (to decorate)

Method

Line a muffin tin with 12 paper cases and then preheat your oven to 180C or Gas Mark 4.

Then put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat together until it becomes pale and fluffy.Add the eggs one at a time , mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add the Self-raising flour, Cocoa Powder, Vanilla Extract and Milk and combine . Then chop up the diam bars and add the pieces to the mixture and then mix them in.

Divide the mixture between the Muffin Cases and bake for around 18-20 minutes.Leave to cool completely before covering with frosting.

To make the frosting put the softened unsalted butter into a large bowl and sift in the icing sugar.Mix together by hand , be careful not to be too vigorous or you'll end up covered in icing sugar! Mix until there are no lumps and the icing sugar and butter are fully combined. Then spoon or pipe the frosting onto the cooled Muffins. 

Lastly add a piece or two of diam bar to the top of your Muffin to decorate ,and then enjoy ! :)