Eggless chocolate muffins recipe | No butter

Updated on December 1, 2021 by Raks Anand 153 Comments

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!

Recipe Cuisine: Continental | Recipe Category: Dessert
Prep Time:10 mins soaking time | Cook time: 25 mins | Makes: 8

Ingredients

All purpose flour - ¾ cup

Coco powder - 2 & ½ tblsp

Sugar - ½ cup

Baking soda( bicarbonate of soda) - ½ tsp

Salt - ¼ tsp

Oil - ¼ cup

Cold water - ½ cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Lemon juice / vinegar - 1 tsp

Method

1. 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.

1. Pre heat oven to 190^o 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 ¾th.

1. 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 ½ teaspoon 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!

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Reader Interactions

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NiVi
January 24, 2012 at 11:08 am

looks sooo soft and yummy raji... 🙂
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Prathima Rao
January 24, 2012 at 11:10 am

Delightful & chocolaty!!
Prathima Rao
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Ramya
January 24, 2012 at 11:12 am

What a cute looking muffins Raks! Lovely clicks as always:-)
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Puspha
January 24, 2012 at 11:13 am

Looks very rich & chocolatey
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Umm Mymoonah
January 24, 2012 at 11:15 am

Cute pics and lovely muffins.
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RENU
January 24, 2012 at 11:29 am

looks yummy.........
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Vimitha Anand
January 24, 2012 at 11:31 am

Looks so moist and yummy. Nice clicks
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faseela
January 24, 2012 at 11:35 am

i have not yet tried muffins....urs luks as a simple recipe....will try it soon...super dear
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Jyoti
January 24, 2012 at 11:50 am

Sure this recipe is a keeper! Beautiful pictures!
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Sudha Sabarish
January 24, 2012 at 12:05 pm

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.
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Recipe world
January 24, 2012 at 12:14 pm

Wow, really tempting muffins!! Loved your presentation too..
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Kalyani's Platter
January 24, 2012 at 12:18 pm

looks yummy and tempting clicks ..........
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S.Menaga
January 24, 2012 at 12:21 pm

simple but tasty recipe..muffins came out very well!!
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Archana
January 24, 2012 at 2:31 pm

Hey these look so yummy! Love them bookmarked
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Hema
January 24, 2012 at 2:37 pm

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..
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Santosh Bangar
January 24, 2012 at 2:51 pm

yummu and fabulous muffins
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Kaveri
January 24, 2012 at 2:57 pm

Very yummy and chocolaty muffins...beautiful clicks
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Sharmilee! :)
January 24, 2012 at 3:08 pm

Looks so moist and chocolatey...yummm
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Aarthi
January 24, 2012 at 3:13 pm

muffins looks so moist and fluffy..Bookmarked Raji
Aarthi
http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/
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Happy Cook / Finla
January 24, 2012 at 3:40 pm

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.
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VineelaSiva
January 24, 2012 at 4:14 pm

Love the muffins dear.Looks moist and perfect.
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Raji
January 24, 2012 at 4:21 pm

Beautiful pinky pinky presentation..and the muffins look super good, moist and tempting.
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Hamaree Rasoi
January 24, 2012 at 4:42 pm

Delicious and yummy looking eggless muffins.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
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Rasi
January 24, 2012 at 4:43 pm

superb pics & bookmarked 🙂
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Hema Nova
January 24, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Looks so soft and yummy.
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Anu
January 24, 2012 at 5:22 pm

yum chocalatieeeeeeeeeee
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- Lekha suresh
  December 22, 2021 at 7:59 am
  
  How long can we store these muffinsat room temperature
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  - Raks Anand
    December 23, 2021 at 7:54 am
    
    Maximum 2 days. 7 days to 10 days in Fridge.
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Cham
January 24, 2012 at 5:37 pm

Looks chocolatey and sinful these muffins!
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Priya
January 24, 2012 at 7:09 pm

Incredible muffins, simply makes me drool..
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Divya Vikram
January 24, 2012 at 8:26 pm

Muffins looks luscious 🙂 Love the first picture.
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Sukanya Ramkumar
January 24, 2012 at 8:42 pm

Mouthwatering muffins. Lovely and nice recipe. So moist. YUM!!!
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Sushma Madhuchandra
January 24, 2012 at 9:02 pm

chocolaty muffins is very tempting!
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Nalini's Kitchen
January 24, 2012 at 10:02 pm

Delicious muffins look so soft and spongy..mouthwatering.
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sangee vijay
January 24, 2012 at 10:24 pm

eggless chocolate muffins looks so moist and yummy...nice presentation!!
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Chitra
January 24, 2012 at 11:41 pm

Pretty muffins.Lovely presentation as always 🙂
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Uma
January 24, 2012 at 11:49 pm

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.
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Sowmya
January 25, 2012 at 1:14 am

yummy cute muffins!will try n let you know soon..thanks for the recipe dear!
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jeyashrisuresh
January 25, 2012 at 1:42 am

Such a moist and super soft muffins. Added to my to do list
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Home Cooked Oriya Food
January 25, 2012 at 2:46 am

yummy and super soft... loved the addition of lemon juice...
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Smitha
January 25, 2012 at 3:32 am

perfectly made and looks yummy too...eggless is good too!
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Sowmya
January 25, 2012 at 4:01 am

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 🙂
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Shabitha Karthikeyan
January 25, 2012 at 4:14 am

Never tried baking eggless recipes !! Looks super moist and choclatey !!
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Kalpana Sareesh
January 25, 2012 at 5:53 am

Wow too good.. love the color..
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Kavitha Bhargav
January 25, 2012 at 6:32 am

procedure looks simple. very soft and moist. love it.
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surnamsiva
January 25, 2012 at 6:46 am

looks so soft and yummy.... definitely i am going to try...
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Shobha Kamath
January 25, 2012 at 6:50 am

Nice one! Looks delicious and chocolatey!
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Premalatha Aravindhan
January 25, 2012 at 6:53 am

Perfect chocolaty Muffins,it raised up well...Second click is dam Pretty Raji...
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Niloufer Riyaz
January 25, 2012 at 7:09 am

drooling over the pics!! feel like havin them now
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RAKS KITCHEN
January 25, 2012 at 7:22 am

Thank you all! Thank you Uma and Sowmya for trying it out super fast and the feedback too! 🙂
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Deeps @ Naughty Curry
January 25, 2012 at 8:13 am

these look scrumptious! cant belive how much it has risen & how soft it looks without eggs in the batter
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Rekha shoban
January 25, 2012 at 11:43 am

looks very soft n perfect cute muffins!
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MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.
January 25, 2012 at 1:12 pm

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.
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Pavithra Elangovan
January 25, 2012 at 1:35 pm

Lovely and cute muffins Raji.. Way too tempting 🙂
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Anonymous
January 25, 2012 at 5:46 pm

Looks like an easy to follow recipe..given my lack of baking skills 🙂
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Jayasri Ravi
January 25, 2012 at 6:01 pm

Looks Gorgeous, Raji, as always lovely clicks too..,
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Vijitha
January 26, 2012 at 12:17 am

Looks moist and perfect!
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Indrani
January 26, 2012 at 3:22 am

Looking gorgeously chocolaty, nice clicks as usual, raks
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Kadhyaa
January 26, 2012 at 4:20 am

I am craving for one Raks..perfect
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Priti
January 26, 2012 at 4:20 am

I want ...Parcle pls
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Kitchen Flavours
January 26, 2012 at 2:07 pm

Super moist and super yum...feel like grabbing one right now...
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divya
January 26, 2012 at 3:03 pm

Mouthwatering here......perfectly done and looks delicious !!
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Vardhini
January 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

Gorgeous muffins and nice presentation Raks.
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Kavi
January 26, 2012 at 4:35 pm

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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Priyas Feast
January 26, 2012 at 6:53 pm

Perfect muffins,very light and easy to make....luvly click,raks
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Aparna K
February 18, 2012 at 6:51 am

Which oil can we use for cakes??
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Sushila
March 04, 2012 at 2:06 am

i just put the cake in the oven and realized i forgot to add the lemon juice 🙁 🙁
im hope its edible ;(
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RAKS KITCHEN
March 08, 2012 at 3:05 pm

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!
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praggya
March 23, 2012 at 2:05 am

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
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dhanisha
April 01, 2012 at 1:59 pm

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.
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RAKS KITCHEN
April 02, 2012 at 1:12 pm

Thanks Dhanisha for your feedback...coco powder is the pure coco not the eating chocolate,coco powder is specially for cooking and baking...
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Pradeep
April 27, 2012 at 11:03 am

Hi Rajeswari, which microwave you use for baking? You use Micro wave with baking option or electric oven?
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RAKS KITCHEN
April 27, 2012 at 11:05 am

Yes combination oven, in convection mode...
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Idaman Abadi Enterprise (001868701-W)
April 28, 2012 at 2:46 pm

Can keep for how long ya, dear?
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Emma Hollick
June 06, 2012 at 11:22 pm

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!
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missive
June 29, 2012 at 9:48 am

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.
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RAKS KITCHEN
June 29, 2012 at 9:51 am
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Sure, just adjust the timing. it may get baked sooner... 🙂
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bhuvana
August 04, 2012 at 9:56 am

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 🙂
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Jaan's album
August 27, 2012 at 7:17 am

Wow its so easy & yummy recipe really
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sangeethajaikumar
August 28, 2012 at 1:43 am

Hi, stumbled upon ur recipe. I am going to put the mixture into oven. Will post after 30 mins.
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Gayathri S
August 30, 2012 at 9:16 am

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
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RAKS KITCHEN
August 30, 2012 at 9:17 am

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.
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sms
September 11, 2012 at 6:48 am

can v use sesame oil for this raji?
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sms
September 11, 2012 at 6:48 am

canv use sesame oil for this rajii?
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rujuta shah
October 16, 2012 at 3:56 pm

Which oven do u use and there is no baking powder in it? how come?
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RAKS KITCHEN
October 16, 2012 at 4:00 pm

It has baking soda in it right? So that is enough in this baking recipe.
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Shubhada Kanugagadda
October 26, 2012 at 11:16 am

Awesome muffins. I would add a lil less sugar than the recipe states. but the flavor was so much more enhanced by next day.
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Anonymous
October 30, 2012 at 1:45 am

I tried this muffin recipe it turned out so perfect and tasty...Thanks...
http://foody-buddy.blogspot.com/
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GeethuSathiyaN
November 21, 2012 at 1:24 am

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...
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RAKS KITCHEN
November 21, 2012 at 1:31 am

You can bake this recipe, it will come out good in OTG. All the best.
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GeethuSathiyaN
November 27, 2012 at 9:25 am

can i use melted butter instead of oil??
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John-Paul Shepherd
January 14, 2013 at 5:11 am

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 🙂
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Indian Cooking with Gangnam Style...!!!
February 08, 2013 at 10:13 am

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.
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raashi bhatia
February 22, 2013 at 11:16 am

Great n easy recipe! Any idea how many calories in it?
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RAKS KITCHEN
February 22, 2013 at 11:20 am

No idea, sorry 🙂
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My Almanac
April 16, 2013 at 3:30 pm

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
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RAKS KITCHEN
April 16, 2013 at 3:34 pm

I think no need, you can just keep it covered outside too. 🙂
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Pragati Saraf
April 18, 2013 at 11:22 am

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.
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RAKS KITCHEN
April 18, 2013 at 11:30 am

I think either excess water/liquid or excess baking powder/soda will make your muffin look sunken.
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Anonymous
July 19, 2013 at 1:38 am

Awesome i'll try 4sure
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Mansi Sangtani
September 19, 2013 at 3:25 pm

hey.......!!
can u tell me cooking time in microwave
mine is convention
reply fast my papa is waiting for muffins.........:) 🙂
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Unknown
October 21, 2013 at 7:11 am

Hi Raks,
Can i use maida instead of all purpose flour?
what exactly is an all purpose flour?
Bhavini
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Raks anand
October 21, 2013 at 9:18 am

Maida = all purpose flour
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Prayaga Ravali
March 28, 2014 at 3:28 am

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 🙂
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Megalai
July 07, 2014 at 6:38 am

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
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Shreya Kathpal
July 07, 2014 at 8:07 am

Hey plz tell me how to preheat microwave
I have ifb microwave and what time is to set for preheating?
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Raks anand
July 07, 2014 at 8:08 am

Pre heat temperature is same as baking temperature. FYI only in convection mode.
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krutika doshi
July 27, 2014 at 2:12 am

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
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Raks anand
July 27, 2014 at 2:13 am

Depends on your muffin size.
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Vandana Singal
September 16, 2014 at 8:22 pm

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
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Raks anand
September 16, 2014 at 8:27 pm

Yes you can triple.
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Suguna's
December 10, 2014 at 11:12 am

can i use castor or icing sugar
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Raks anand
December 10, 2014 at 11:15 am

Castor or icing sugar has corn starch in it I guess, so I am afraid it would affect the texture.
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aruna
December 22, 2014 at 10:41 am

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??
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Raks anand
December 22, 2014 at 10:44 am

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.
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haritha
December 31, 2014 at 8:26 am

hi Raji, thanks for the recipe. Should I use unsweetened or sweetened cocoa?
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Raks anand
December 31, 2014 at 8:29 am

Unsweetened
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kalyani ganapathy
January 09, 2015 at 6:15 am

Tried the exact recipe and it came out perfect!! 🙂 Thanks a lot!! 🙂
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pretty
January 13, 2015 at 11:35 am

I m new in baking.plz mention one cup equal to ?.
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Navaneetha Nave
February 25, 2015 at 3:00 pm

The sugar mentioned is powdered r normal sugar
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Raks anand
February 25, 2015 at 3:07 pm

Normal. Usually i will mention powdered sugar if its powdered.
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N
February 28, 2015 at 1:25 pm

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?
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Lee
March 10, 2015 at 1:06 am

Hi.. is it ok if i don't add vanilla and vinegar?
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Raks anand
March 10, 2015 at 1:11 am

Since this is an eggless cake, vinegar or lemon juice is a must for getting soft texture. Vanila can be skipped.
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Santosh
June 03, 2015 at 9:03 am

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.
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Raks anand
June 03, 2015 at 9:10 am

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.
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dhanashree lengade
July 14, 2015 at 7:05 am

U Have used same measuring cups of baking rifht
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dhanashree lengade
July 14, 2015 at 10:12 am

Have u used the measuring cups of baking
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Raks anand
July 14, 2015 at 10:19 am

Yes I use the same measuring cups for all recipes
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Neetha
October 31, 2015 at 11:08 am

i dont have cocoa powder but chocolate syrup; can i adjust 1/2 cup water with the syrup? also the sweetness..accordingly
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Raks anand
October 31, 2015 at 11:20 am

I guess syrup contains many other ingredients which could affect the texture. So I am not sure.
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Rajashri
November 19, 2015 at 1:28 am

I had tried this recipe, very well instructed. Everyone loved it, thank u for beautiful recipe.
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Unknown
December 11, 2015 at 11:14 am

Hi! I am new to baking. Can u kindly tell me what is a wirerack? And the cooling process? TIA
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Prachi Salunkhe
February 21, 2016 at 1:26 am

Hi..is it ok if I use this recipe to make a cake rather than muffin. .
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Prachi Salunkhe
February 21, 2016 at 1:27 am

Hi..is it on if I use this recipe to make a cake rather than muffin. .
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Raks anand
February 21, 2016 at 1:30 am

Sure you can.
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Indhu
April 25, 2016 at 9:16 am

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.
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Raks anand
April 25, 2016 at 9:32 am

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.
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madhu_myworld
June 28, 2016 at 11:03 am

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..
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Raks anand
June 28, 2016 at 11:21 am

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.
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madhu_myworld
June 28, 2016 at 11:22 am

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
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Priyadharshini
September 15, 2016 at 2:27 am

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
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Priyadharshini
September 15, 2016 at 2:27 am

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
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Raks anand
September 15, 2016 at 2:40 am

Yes, you cannot set the batter aside for 2 hrs after mixing 🙁
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priya bhutada
October 01, 2016 at 7:07 pm

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?
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Raks anand
October 01, 2016 at 7:11 pm

I guess you can go ahead and try. Only the texture could come out bit denser.
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Shakthi Sivasethu
May 21, 2017 at 9:31 am

Hi, what do you mean by cold water? Room temperature is fine? Or chilled?
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Raks anand
May 21, 2017 at 10:24 am

Chilled water.
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Unknown
July 05, 2017 at 8:08 am

Can i use apple cider vinegar instead of lime juice?
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Raks anand
July 05, 2017 at 8:26 am

Sure
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Kajal T
May 06, 2018 at 2:13 am

i've silicon molds
what should be the timings if i use silicon tray instead metal one.
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Pavi
December 25, 2020 at 2:59 pm

In eagless chocolate muffin.. The topside became hard..i put choco chips also in top..Wat can be reason raji..
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- Raks Anand
  December 25, 2020 at 4:06 pm
  
  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.
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