Did you know that September 13 is Roald Dahl Day? This informal holiday is dedicated to and celebrated annually on the birthday of one of the world’s greatest storytellers.
I always LOVED the way that Dhal celebrated food in his books, the most notable of which includes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox!
A well-loved book from my childhood was the fabulous Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes recipe book, which featured dishes that Dhal cooked up in his imagination like hot ice-cream for cold days, lickable wallpaper, snozzcumbers, and eatable pillows, alongside dishes inspired by Dahl characters, such as Mr Twit’s Beard, made from chips, and The Enormous Crocodile, with illustrations by the fantastic Quentin Blake.
I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate my love of Dahl today, than sharing a deliciously decadent chocolate recipe on our page, which I think Ms Trunchbull would approve of!
These spelt muffins are made with Dutch processed cocoa for a rich, chocolate flavour, and kept beautifully moist by the addition of blackberries. Top them off with a rich chocolate ganache for an extra treat!
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup white spelt flour
- 1 cup coconut sugar tightly packed
- ½ cup cacao powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- ½ tsp vanilla bean powder
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- ¾ cup almond milk or soy milk (cold)
- 1 ½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup frozen blackberries
Ganache
- 100 g dark chocolate organic fair trade, finely chopped
- ⅓ c coconut cream
Instructions
- Grease and line 12 muffin tins and preheat oven to 180°C.
- Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarb and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl.
- Fold through salt and coconut sugar.
- Make a well in the centre and add almond milk, olive oil, vanilla, blackberries and ACV.
- Fold liquids through the dry mixture until just combined.
- Using two spoons divide mixture between muffin tins equally.
- Place in the oven for 20-25 minutes and bake until cakes spring back gently to the touch.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing muffins and placing on a cooling rack.
Ganache
- Pop the coconut cream in a pan and heat it until it just boils.
- Pour over the finely chopped chocolate, and whip with a fork until all the chocolate lumps are gone.
- Pop into a piping bag or use a spatula to top the muffins.
“If I were a headmaster I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead.”
– Roald Dahl
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About the Author: Kate Parker
