With that’s happening in Palestine at the moment, no body is in the mood to celebrate Halloween this year. But every now and then we owe ourselves just a little breather from all the heartbreak and pain.

This recipe came in much later than I had intended but you can still enjoy making it for what is the left of today or this week.

• Ingredients for the muffins:
  • 3/4 cup cake flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
  • 3 Tbsp milk
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp activated charcoal powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
• For the frosting:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp matcha powder
  • 1 Tbsp milk

• Method:
  • First mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. That’s flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and activated charcoal powder.
  • Then add all the wet ingredients to the bowl and mix until well combined.
  • Pour the batter into six equal portions in a muffin tray.
  • Bake at 175°C for 18 to 20 minutes.
  • While waiting for the muffins to cool, prepare the matcha frosting by whipping the butter with a whisk first, then add the sugar and matcha powder.
  • Keep whisking until light and fluffy.
  • Add milk and whisk until smooth.
  • Frost the muffins and pour some treacle (about a teaspoon) on each one.
  • Garnish with blackberries.
  • Bite in! 🦇 🩸 🦇