Chocolate muffins are loved by almost every one of us. I wanted to try my hands on muffins for long time, but could not decide on a recipe. I bookmarked a recipe but it had complicated measurements, so at last minute, I got a recipe and the recipe didn’t disappoint me. It came out good. It tasted similar to the eggless chocolate cake. With simple ingredients, it does comes out sinfully delicious. It is very easy too, that beginners in baking, like me, can try it out without giving a second thought. The muffins were soft and chocolaty, do try it out yourself to believe me!
Eggless Chocolate muffins recipe
Prep Time:10 mins soaking time | Cook time: 25 mins | Makes: 8
Ingredients
Coco powder – 2 & 1/2 tblsp
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Baking soda( bicarbonate of soda) – 1/2 tsp
Salt – 1/4 tsp
Oil – 1/4 cup
Cold water – 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
Lemon juice / vinegar – 1 tsp
Method
- Sieve flour, coco and baking soda together tice to ensure even mixing and then mix in the salt and sugar. In another bowl, mix oil, cold water and vanilla. Reserve the lemon juice.Mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients well until sugar gets dissolved.
- Pre heat oven to 190o C .. Before you are just going to bake, mix in the lemon juice and stir well. Spoon the batter to the muffin liners in the baking tray. Fill just 3/4th.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Better keep checking after 20 minutes. Mine got baked after 23 minutes itself. Cool down the muffins in a wire rack, after carefully taking out from the baking tray.
Notes
- I used fine grain sugar, better to use it as it gets dissolved easily.
- You can use 1/2 tsp of orange zest to enhance the flavour.
- Bake a day before you want to eat.
Enjoy the chocolaty muffins. Give a day for the flavours to get incorporated well, though it tastes good immediately. So if you want to eat tomorrow, make today and keep! 
looks sooo soft and yummy raji… 🙂
Delightful & chocolaty!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
What a cute looking muffins Raks! Lovely clicks as always:-)
Looks very rich & chocolatey
Cute pics and lovely muffins.
looks yummy………
Looks so moist and yummy. Nice clicks
i have not yet tried muffins….urs luks as a simple recipe….will try it soon…super dear
Sure this recipe is a keeper! Beautiful pictures!
Yummy muffins and though i don't like chocolate that much feel like having a bite now itself.That much tempting.
One more don't mention u as a beginner in baking.Ur too excellent in watever u do.
Wow, really tempting muffins!! Loved your presentation too..
looks yummy and tempting clicks ……….
simple but tasty recipe..muffins came out very well!!
Hey these look so yummy! Love them bookmarked
Very pretty looking muffins, all dressed in pink, I also made some of the same muffins this week, I can second you on that, they taste the best the next day..
yummu and fabulous muffins
Very yummy and chocolaty muffins…beautiful clicks
Looks so moist and chocolatey…yummm
muffins looks so moist and fluffy..Bookmarked Raji
Aarthi
http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/
Bloghopping when I am trying to reduce is not good for me as i am just sitting here and drooling for this, super yummy looking.
Love the muffins dear.Looks moist and perfect.
Beautiful pinky pinky presentation..and the muffins look super good, moist and tempting.
Delicious and yummy looking eggless muffins.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
superb pics & bookmarked 🙂
Looks so soft and yummy.
yum chocalatieeeeeeeeeee
Looks chocolatey and sinful these muffins!
Incredible muffins, simply makes me drool..
Muffins looks luscious 🙂 Love the first picture.
Mouthwatering muffins. Lovely and nice recipe. So moist. YUM!!!
chocolaty muffins is very tempting!
Delicious muffins look so soft and spongy..mouthwatering.
eggless chocolate muffins looks so moist and yummy…nice presentation!!
Spicy Treats
OnGoing Event ~ Dish It Out-Brinjal n Garlic
Pretty muffins.Lovely presentation as always 🙂
There was a surprise visit by my friends this evening and I prepared this eggless cake for them(they all are vegetarian like me :-)). It is so spongy and super yumm Raks. Timely helped me. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe.
yummy cute muffins!will try n let you know soon..thanks for the recipe dear!
Such a moist and super soft muffins. Added to my to do list
yummy and super soft… loved the addition of lemon juice…
perfectly made and looks yummy too…eggless is good too!
yaay..i tried it n it came out pretty well..very tasty..n so easy..thanks for sharing the recipe dear..will post in my blog with a link back to yours soon 🙂
Never tried baking eggless recipes !! Looks super moist and choclatey !!
Wow too good.. love the color..
procedure looks simple. very soft and moist. love it.
looks so soft and yummy…. definitely i am going to try…
Nice one! Looks delicious and chocolatey!
Perfect chocolaty Muffins,it raised up well…Second click is dam Pretty Raji…
drooling over the pics!! feel like havin them now
Thank you all! Thank you Uma and Sowmya for trying it out super fast and the feedback too! 🙂
these look scrumptious! cant belive how much it has risen & how soft it looks without eggs in the batter
looks very soft n perfect cute muffins!
Wow!,thats an yumm n perfect bake Dear.Cute and Nice-coloured too. Never came out this fluffy whenever I tried an Eggless version.Think shd avoid baking powder or add soda water.
Lovely and cute muffins Raji.. Way too tempting 🙂
Looks like an easy to follow recipe..given my lack of baking skills 🙂
Looks Gorgeous, Raji, as always lovely clicks too..,
Looks moist and perfect!
Looking gorgeously chocolaty, nice clicks as usual, raks
I am craving for one Raks..perfect
I want …Parcle pls
Super moist and super yum…feel like grabbing one right now…
Mouthwatering here……perfectly done and looks delicious !!
Gorgeous muffins and nice presentation Raks.
Looks amazing! I am yet to try out a perfect eggless cupcake recipe… I'll try this one. 🙂 I love the texture! My cupcakes always have cracks!
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Kavi (Edible Entertainment)
Ongoing Event:(Kid's Delight – Something Sweet)
Perfect muffins,very light and easy to make….luvly click,raks
Which oil can we use for cakes??
i just put the cake in the oven and realized i forgot to add the lemon juice 🙁 🙁
im hope its edible ;(
Aparna,
you can use vegetable oil or sunflower oil. I used sunflower oil.
Sushila,
Lemon juice will just affect the texture of the cake. It will be still edible!
thank u mam,…..our family is purely vegetarian and i love 2 cook and bake ……your recipe really helped as I have successfully baked chocolate ckae as well as muffins……Thank u once again
regards….Praggya
hey, iv just got to thank u very much for ur receipes. im vegetarian and iv always had to watch my friends eating cakes without me, and now i can bake my own.lol. thanks. by the way, when u say coco, u mean chocolate(cocoa) right? just checking or is there something powdered special for baking. because, God knows they have all sorts of stuff now.
Thanks Dhanisha for your feedback…coco powder is the pure coco not the eating chocolate,coco powder is specially for cooking and baking…
Hi Rajeswari, which microwave you use for baking? You use Micro wave with baking option or electric oven?
Yes combination oven, in convection mode…
Can keep for how long ya, dear?
Well I stumbled across your recipe and the results are just cooling now! 🙂 They look so lovely and soft so hopefully they will taste as good as they look!
i an expert with your orange cake recipe..thanks to you. Can I use the same orange cake recipe to make muffin? What is the temperature to be used then? My oven, I normally choose auto bake. Can I use that, it will take 5 min to pre heat and 35 min to bake.
Sure, just adjust the timing. it may get baked sooner… 🙂
Thanks a lot for your receipe…My Muffins were a hit..made it specially for Rakhi this time..I never cook and now something's changed 🙂
Wow its so easy & yummy recipe really
Hi, stumbled upon ur recipe. I am going to put the mixture into oven. Will post after 30 mins.
Hi, i tried this recipe yesterday… It turned out the the top layer was baked but the lower part of the muffin was unbaked.. I baked it for some more time. Then the top layer got charred out but the lower layer was still unbaked..
Basically i faced the problem of uneven baking of different portions of the muffin..
Any idea what could have gone wrong? I have Godrej Microwave oven and i baked in Grill Convection mode for 20 minutes.
Any inputs will really help me….
Thanks,
Gayathri
You dont have any convection mode (alone)? If so try baking in convection mode itself. And also give some time for the cake to cool. If you check immediately , then it will be moist under.
can v use sesame oil for this raji?
canv use sesame oil for this rajii?
Which oven do u use and there is no baking powder in it? how come?
It has baking soda in it right? So that is enough in this baking recipe.
Awesome muffins. I would add a lil less sugar than the recipe states. but the flavor was so much more enhanced by next day.
I tried this muffin recipe it turned out so perfect and tasty…Thanks…
http://foody-buddy.blogspot.com/
Hi Raji,I'm in India and i use OTG(morphy richards) for baking,can i use the same settings(temp and timer) u mentioned here??I don hav a microwave,i heard that the microwave cooks faster than an OTG/electric oven…so pls help me here…
You can bake this recipe, it will come out good in OTG. All the best.
can i use melted butter instead of oil??
Needed an eggless muffin recipe, and here it is! Great use of the pictures to accompany the instructions too. They turned out brilliantly, thank you for posting!
Greetings from the United Kingdom – JP 🙂
This was my very first experiment with muffins and it came out really good, moist. i have added few Choco-chips too for more chocolatey taste. wonderful pics too..!! i am very new here and just started writing blog. hope u like it.
Thanks.
Great n easy recipe! Any idea how many calories in it?
No idea, sorry 🙂
Hi
I am regular visitor / follower of the blog. It's just awesomely explained step by step. I like it a lot and makes cooking very easy.. I wont satisfy in cooking until the item turned out exactly the way you have shown in your pictures. 🙂
As per your notes, these muffins taste good if baked a day before.
I am wondering if do we need to keep these muffins in a the refrigerator if baked a day before. I am going try this baking for the first time, hence, wants to get this clarify… little confused. I wanted to bake this for my son's class party in next two days.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards
Ratna
I think no need, you can just keep it covered outside too. 🙂
Hi, I tried your recipe, but for some reason my muffins did not rise much, even though i filled it till the level specified by you. Could you plz tell me what could be the reason for it not rising? I used a Sunflame OTG to bake it.
I think either excess water/liquid or excess baking powder/soda will make your muffin look sunken.
Awesome i'll try 4sure
hey…….!!
can u tell me cooking time in microwave
mine is convention
reply fast my papa is waiting for muffins………:) 🙂
Hi Raks,
Can i use maida instead of all purpose flour?
what exactly is an all purpose flour?
Bhavini
Maida = all purpose flour
Hi, I loved ur recipe n bookmarked. I just started baking them. Doing it for the very first time n so a lil' nervous. Fingers crossed 🙂
Hi Raji,
Tried this chocolate muffin for my niece's 6th birthday(today). It came out exceptionally well. So soft and delicious. I couldn't believe that I baked this. My niece ate 3 already 🙂
I am baking for the first time. Had a microwave oven (without convection mode) and it's my long time wish to get a OTG. After seeing your carrot muffin post I couldn't wait to try 🙂
Bought my oven and the first thing I tried was your masala stuffed bun which is another super hit.
You are amazing Guru!
Megalai
Hey plz tell me how to preheat microwave
I have ifb microwave and what time is to set for preheating?
Pre heat temperature is same as baking temperature. FYI only in convection mode.
Hi! I tried your receipe and muffins turned out yummy. But instead of 8 muffins the batter prepared was only for 4-5 muffins:( I cant figure out where i went wrong. Help needed
Depends on your muffin size.
Hi, i tried the recipe and the muffins came out really well. I need to know, if i need to make 30 muffins, shud i tripl everything in the recipe
Yes you can triple.
can i use castor or icing sugar
Castor or icing sugar has corn starch in it I guess, so I am afraid it would affect the texture.
Hi Raji…I have some dark chocolates which is not sweet..Is it possible to let me know how I can make use of them in this recipe??
I have no idea how to incorporate that in this recipe. You can chop it and try making either choco chip cookies or choco chip muffins. You can also make hot chocolate with that.
hi Raji, thanks for the recipe. Should I use unsweetened or sweetened cocoa?
Unsweetened
Tried the exact recipe and it came out perfect!! 🙂 Thanks a lot!! 🙂
I m new in baking.plz mention one cup equal to ?.
The sugar mentioned is powdered r normal sugar
Normal. Usually i will mention powdered sugar if its powdered.
Hi Raks, Tried the muffin recipe, came out very soft and moist! Just felt like the sweetness was less. Can I add 1cup sugar instead of 1/2 cup sugar. Will there be change in texture?
Hi.. is it ok if i don't add vanilla and vinegar?
Since this is an eggless cake, vinegar or lemon juice is a must for getting soft texture. Vanila can be skipped.
Hello, I tried the recipe exactly as mentioned. The cupcakes looked perfect when removed from the oven. The skewer inserted came out clean. But, when the paper was removed from the cupcake the bottom part was a bit sticky as if undercooked. Please tell me what went wrong.
Have you given enough time to cool? Next time may be let the muffin be in the pan for 10 to 15 mins before removing it and then allow to cool in wire rack.
U Have used same measuring cups of baking rifht
Have u used the measuring cups of baking
Yes I use the same measuring cups for all recipes
i dont have cocoa powder but chocolate syrup; can i adjust 1/2 cup water with the syrup? also the sweetness..accordingly
I guess syrup contains many other ingredients which could affect the texture. So I am not sure.
I had tried this recipe, very well instructed. Everyone loved it, thank u for beautiful recipe.
Hi! I am new to baking. Can u kindly tell me what is a wirerack? And the cooling process? TIA
Hi..is it ok if I use this recipe to make a cake rather than muffin. .
Hi..is it on if I use this recipe to make a cake rather than muffin. .
Sure you can.
Hi there, followed your recipe in all steps. Muffins were spongy and baked well but I have 2 concerns. 1. Sweet is very less (of course it depends from one person to another) but it also did not taste like the chocolatty ones. Tasted a little like chocolate and more like Vannila. 2. The texture was not smooth and moist like yours. It looked like dry, like other cakes(mine is a convection oven. I baked it in convection mode for 20 minutes which is how I bake all recipes and got desired results so far).
So I got 2 questions. 1. should I add more cocoa powder to make it taste like chocolate & how much?? 2. should I reduce the baking time & see how it goes?? (given that convection oven supplies a lot of heat than otg)
Thanks for your time.
For 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar is sure enough. And adding salt will more enhance the sweetness. Not sure why sweet was less for you. I used hersheys cocoa powder, try and see the same brand may be you get good results. Instead of vanilla essence, you can add a tsp of orange zest and see if you like it (only the orange skin scrapped in a fine grater, not the white skin). Baking time should not be an issue, if it's done, you can check and take it out.
Hi…i tried ur recipe.taste was awesome but the muffin didnt rise.I dont know what went wrong.can we add butter instead of oil? Why are we not addind baking powder in cupcakes? Pls help..
Lemon juice and baking soda is enough in this recipe. May be baking soda did not work properly, use a fresh stock. If the muffins has more water content or oven door opened before halfway, the muffins wont raise.
Hi..have 2 questions…why are we not adding baking powder in this recipe? I tried this recipe..taste was awesome but cupcake didnt rise..it went inside actually…dont know what went wrong..and why no butter? Please help
Hi. Thanks for the simple recipe. Today is the first time I baked and after browsing for about 50 plus recipe I decided to go with yours as I found it simple with the ingredients at home.
The cake had perfect taste in temrs of sweetness and moisture.
I had the following problems
Mine was a heart shaped cup cake tray. Thus no liners . Greased the pan with oil and poured the batter.
After 18th minute , I wanted to check and inserted knife and pulled out. No stickiness and it came out perfectly. Thus thought the cake is cooked and removed it from the oven. But after cooling the muffins didn't come out perfectly. The top portion was little crispy and the bottom most i had to scoop out with spoon. When I ate I could it moist but it was sticking a little to teeth. Does it mean it is raw or something else is wrong ?
Also the cake didn't raise fully beyond the tray level.
As soon I made the batter (before putting lemon) power went off, thus i had to make the muffins after 2 hrs . Could this be the reason for my above mentioned problem??
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post
Hi. Thanks for the simple recipe. Today is the first time I baked and after browsing for about 50 plus recipe I decided to go with yours as I found it simple with the ingredients at home.
The cake had perfect taste in temrs of sweetness and moisture.
I had the following problems
Mine was a heart shaped cup cake tray. Thus no liners . Greased the pan with oil and poured the batter.
After 18th minute , I wanted to check and inserted knife and pulled out. No stickiness and it came out perfectly. Thus thought the cake is cooked and removed it from the oven. But after cooling the muffins didn't come out perfectly. The top portion was little crispy and the bottom most i had to scoop out with spoon. When I ate I could it moist but it was sticking a little to teeth. Does it mean it is raw or something else is wrong ?
Also the cake didn't raise fully beyond the tray level.
As soon I made the batter (before putting lemon) power went off, thus i had to make the muffins after 2 hrs . Could this be the reason for my above mentioned problem??
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post
Yes, you cannot set the batter aside for 2 hrs after mixing 🙁
Hi…I tried the cupcakes ..and they turned out amazing..
Just a small query..can I make the same with whole wheat instead of APF ? If yes..any changes to any of the other ingredients?
I guess you can go ahead and try. Only the texture could come out bit denser.
Hi, what do you mean by cold water? Room temperature is fine? Or chilled?
Chilled water.
Can i use apple cider vinegar instead of lime juice?
Sure
i've silicon molds
what should be the timings if i use silicon tray instead metal one.
In eagless chocolate muffin.. The topside became hard..i put choco chips also in top..Wat can be reason raji..
Hard crust could be because of two reasons. One is long baking time. Another one is too hot oven. Depending on the oven model, this could be varying. So next time reduce the temperature by 10 deg or reduce baking time. Keep checking once the baking time is past 3/4th time. Hope this helps.