SCRUMPTIOUS SIMNEL MUFFINS
This traditional Easter pleaser is the perfect recipe to get
your little chicks helping out in the kitchen.
Prep: 40 minutes Cook: 25 minutes Makes: 12 muffins
Ingredients
175g butter, softened
175g caster sugar
3 eggs
250g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp mixed spice
½ tsp ginger
Decoration
150g marzipan
A little apricot jam
Lace cupcake wrappers
½ tsp cinnamon
3 tbsp milk
225g mixed dried fruits e.g.
cranberries, sultanas, apricots
and raisins
Zest of one small orange
80g natural marzipan, grated
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Method
1. Preheat the oven to 160C Fan. Line a muffin tin with 12
muffin cases.
2. Measure the butter, caster sugar, eggs, flour, baking
powder and spices and mix into a large mixing bowl.
Beat using an electric hand whisk until light and fluffy.
Add the fruits and orange zest and stir. Spoon half of the
mixture into the cases.
3. Divide the marzipan between them and then spoon the
remaining mixture for the muffins on top.
4. Bake for 25 minutes until well risen and lightly golden.
Cool on a wire rack.
5. To decorate roll 7g of marzipan into small balls for each
of the muffins and roll out the remaining marzipan and
cut out circles using a 5 cm fluted cutter. Place the fluted
circles of marzipan in the centre of the muffins and place
a small ball of marzipan on top of each one. Use a little
warmed apricot jam to attach the marzipan. Wrap each
of the muffins in lace cupcake wrappers.
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