Simnel muffins

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• Basscave

  18 May 2011

  Basscave commented on this recipe

  We made these as a present for our family this Easter and they went down very well! I believe they were all gone in a matter of minutes!

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• Basscave

  18 May 2011

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• Suzjen

  26 July 2011

  Suzjen commented on this recipe

  Question. Can I make this as a slab cake and bake in a loaf tin? Anyone tried?

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• pynner

  01 September 2011

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  these are lovely - my friends asked for the recipe

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• joanna

  08 March 2012

  joanna commented on this recipe

  I made these for a fairtrade coffee morning they were holding at my sons school, the muffins were amazing. They were absolutely delicious, all of the family enjoyed them too.

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• SarahM

  19 March 2012

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• cookiemonster799

  21 March 2012

  cookiemonster799 commented on this recipe

  Can these be frozen?

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• kyber1993

  04 April 2012

  kyber1993 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Straightforward recipe but next time I would make the muffins without the icing or eggs - just too many flavours otherwise.

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• inschie

  05 April 2012

  inschie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these this afternoon, they turned out really well and tasted fantastic. Will definitely make them again.

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• sheryll

  08 April 2012

  sheryll commented on this recipe

  Made these yesterday only additon was a grated lemon and it's juice to 1/2 to the mixture and 1/2 to the icing as the orange I had was a bit dry.Worked a treat family loved them and asked for them to go on the " Do-again-able" list......happy days just need to try gluten free so I can have them to.

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• sigrunhulda

  08 April 2012

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• AbFab

  23 April 2012

  AbFab commented on this recipe

  These look great and have a light, tea bread texture. I'm not a fan of marzipan and others said they didn't need them either, but the surprise in the middle is cool so next time I will try a layer of lemon curd instead.

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• Noonoo

  28 November 2012

  Noonoo commented on this recipe

  These sound yummy. I suspect the weight of the marzipan will stop the muffins from rising properly, so I'm going to leave it out and add a few drops each of almond and vanilla essence instead. The method sounds odd for an ordinary muffin, but not so much if you think of them in terms of being 'cakey'. I'm going to make a test batch this weekend. If they're good, I'm going to make them for Christmas breakfast; iced and decorated with a hand-made marzipan pear. I'll rate after I've made them.

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• Bobbie

  17 February 2013

  Bobbie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made these for giving out after the Mothering Sunday service in our village church last year. I topped each one with a crystallised primrose, which took hours to make. The must have gone down well beacuse I have been asked to make 4 dozen for this year. Quick, easy and just right for the occasion.

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• lorainewith1r

  28 March 2013

  lorainewith1r commented on this recipe

  Have just made these to bring into work tomorrow for a Good Friday treat. My husband was the first to taste and has just come into the kitchen for another one, so had to taste for myself! They are really lovely and moist and will be making another batch of them for Easter Sunday.

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• lorainewith1r

  28 March 2013

  lorainewith1r rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Sorry forgot to rate! 5 stars from me and also should have mentioned that I put a few drops of yellow colouring in the icing for the Easter

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• janr

  29 March 2013

  janr rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I've just made these for the children's egg hunt tomorrow, I'm glad I made double as I think they are so delicious they're not going to last long! I haven't put icing on them as I think it makes them too sweet, so have just rested a mini egg on top. I'll definitely be making these again!

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Ingredients

• 250g mixed dried fruits
• grated zest and juice 1 medium orange
• 175g softened butter
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs , beaten
• 300g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 5 tbsp milk
• 175g marzipan
• 200g icing sugar
• 2 tbsp orange juice for mixing
• mini eggs

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Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 45 - 55 mins

Ingredients

• 250g mixed dried fruits
• grated zest and juice 1 medium orange
• 175g softened butter
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs , beaten
• 300g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 5 tbsp milk
• 175g marzipan
• 200g icing sugar
• 2 tbsp orange juice for mixing
• mini eggs

Per muffin

465 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 79g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 2g, sugar 42g, salt 0.61 g

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