Easter Muffins

A treat for the kids

• Cooking Time Prep 15 mins - 25 mins
  Cook 20 mins
• Skill Level Moderately easy
• Servings Makes 9

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  313

• Protein

  4g

• Carbs

  45g

• Fat

  14g

• Saturates

  9g

• Fibre

  1g

• Sugar

  23g

• Salt

  0.27g

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

Directions

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

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