Salty Liquorice Mini Muffins

Since I've been in Italy I started to like salty liquorice, Finnish "salmiakki". I didn't like it before, usually I love just the sweetest things possible but I guess it has something to do with feeling at home.
Anyway, besides the candies, in Finland they also make salmiakki ice cream, salmiakki vodka and for example these chocolates with salmiakki filling. They give muffins an extra kick ;)


SALTY LIQUORICE MINI MUFFINS

Muffins:

2 eggs

145 g (1,5dl) sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

130 g (2dl) white flour

100 g butter

50 ml milk

150 g salty liquorice chocolates

Topping:

150 g icing sugar

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

2 teaspoons vanilla sugar

50 g melted butter

Preheat oven to 200 C. Prepare a mini muffin tin putting on paper liners.

In a bowl whisk eggs and sugar to a white foam. Mix together flour and baking powder. Start adding them together in the egg-sugar mixing carefully, then add milk, melted butter and melted chocolate. With a small spoon fill the muffin forms and bake in the middle of the oven for about 10 minutes until they turn golden brown colour. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. For the topping mix icing sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla sugar. Add the melted butter and mix well. Place some topping on every muffin and put in the fridge for half an hour before serving.