CHOCOLATE ORANGE CHOC CHIP MUFFINS 
with orange choc flecked icing

113 grams butter softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup thickened cream
2 eggs
grated zest 1 orange
2 cups plain flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 cup dark choc bits

preheat oven to 180 c. fill muffin trays with patty pans.

with an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, cream and eggs.

add cocoa and orange zest.

add flour, bicarb and salt.

add orange juice . mix well.

stir in chocolate chips.

3/4 fill each patty pan.

bake 15 -20 mins for small patty pans. 20 - 25 mins for larger patty pans. ready when skewer comes out clean.

cool.

ICING

125 grams butter softened
grated zest 1 orange
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 tablespoon milk
3 squares dark cooking chocolate grated

with an electric mixer, beat the butter and zest.

add 1/2 the icing sugar. beat well.

add the rest of the icing sugar, grated chocolate and the milk. beat well.

pipe or spoon icing onto muffins