Easter muffins
A treat for the kids
Difficulty and servings
Makes 9
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 - 25 mins
Cook 20 mins
(without decoration)
- Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4/fan oven 160C and line a large muffin tray with 9 muffin cases. Tip the butter and sugar into a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until paler in colour, light and fluffy. Pour in the eggs and beat until the mixture is light and creamy. Use a wooden spoon to beat in the flour, milk, vanilla and coconut until you have a soft dropping consistency. Stir in the cherries.
- Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases and bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden. Lift the muffins out of the tray and sit them on a wire rack to cool slightly.
- To decorate, tip the jam into a small saucepan and gently warm, stirring, until melted and smooth. Generously brush the tops of the warm cakes with the jam, stick the quartered cherries on top and sprinkle with the toasted coconut. Serve on the day of making.
Good Food Know-How
Toasted desiccated coconut is easy to make. Tip the coconut into a small pan and dry fry, shaking often, for a few minutes over a medium heat until it is evenly toasted.
Per muffin
313 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, sugar 23g, salt 0.27 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2002.
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Ingredients
- 100g butter , softened
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 2 large eggs , beaten
- 175g self-raising flour
- 5 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp desiccated coconut
- 100g red glacé cherries , cut into quarters
TO DECORATE
- 85g seedless raspberries jam
- 50g red glacé cherries , cut into quarters
- 2 tbsp toasted desiccated coconut
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Difficulty and servings
Makes 9
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 - 25 mins
Cook 20 mins
(without decoration)
Ingredients
- 100g butter , softened
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 2 large eggs , beaten
- 175g self-raising flour
- 5 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp desiccated coconut
- 100g red glacé cherries , cut into quarters
TO DECORATE
- 85g seedless raspberries jam
- 50g red glacé cherries , cut into quarters
- 2 tbsp toasted desiccated coconut
Per muffin
313 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, sugar 23g, salt 0.27 g
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