Monster Muffin
Monster Muffin — a Dawn Foods recipe in 3 components. Uses Dawn Dark Devil’s Chocolate Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg.

- mixing time (slow speed)
- 1 min
- mixing time (medium speed)
- 4 min
- mixing time (slow speed, while streaming in water 2)
- 1 min
- mixing time (slow speed, after scraping down)
- 1 min
- deposit weight per tin
- 120 g
- baking temperature
- 170 °C
- baking time
- 30-35 min
Ingredients
Jelly Brains
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Red / Strawberry Jelly | |
| Funfetti Sprinkles |
Large Muffins / Cupcakes
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Dark Devil’s Chocolate Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg | 1000 g |
| Water (1) | 420 g |
| Vegetable Oil | 110 g |
| Water (2) | 200 g |
Decoration
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Glossy Icing - White | |
| Red Food Colouring | |
| Mini Marshmallows | |
| Sugar Eyes |
Method
- Jelly Brains
Make up the red / strawberry jelly as per the packet instructions.
- Jelly Brains
Stir in the Funfetti sprinkles (the amount depends on the desired visual).
- Jelly Brains
Pour the mixture into silicone moulds.
- Jelly Brains
Chill and allow to set.
- Large Muffins / Cupcakes
Add the Dark Devils Genoese Base, Water (1) and Vegetable Oil to a mixing bowl fitted with a beater.
- Large Muffins / Cupcakes
Mix for 1 minute on slow speed and then for a further 4 minutes on medium speed.
- Large Muffins / Cupcakes
Stream in Water (2) while mixing on slow speed for over 1 minute.
- Large Muffins / Cupcakes
Scrape down and mix for a further 1 minute on slow speed.
- Large Muffins / Cupcakes
Deposit 120 g into prepared tall/deep muffin tins.
- Large Muffins / Cupcakes
Bake at 170 °C for 30-35 minutes.
- Large Muffins / Cupcakes
On removal from the oven, invert the tins to aid flattening the bases.
Assembly: Attach 2 eyes using warmed Vanilla Glossy Icing onto each cooled muffin.
Assembly: Using red food colouring, colour some warmed Vanilla Glossy Icing.
Assembly: Using the red icing, pipe a mouth onto the muffins and attach mini marshmallows, and pipe a couple of cuts with stitches.
Assembly: Remove the set Jelly Brains from the moulds and attach onto the top of the muffins with more warmed icing.
Assembly: Pipe some red icing around the base of the jelly to create a cut and blood drips.
Dawn Foods recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.