Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, chopped, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 None eggs
  • 1 cup self-rising flour, sifted
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1.5 oz malted milk balls
  • None None Chocolate Icing
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1.5 oz malted milk balls, roughly chopped

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in flour alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Fold in malted milk balls. Distribute between paper liners. Bake for 20-25 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Meanwhile, to make chocolate icing, sift powdered sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl. Beat in butter and enough hot water to make a smooth, spreadable consistency. Spread over cooled cakes. Top with malted milk balls.