EASTER MUFFINS

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A treat for the kids

Provided by Good Food team

Time 45m

Yield Makes 9

Number Of Ingredients 11

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
85g seedless raspberry jam
50g red glacé cherries , cut into quarters
2 tbsp toasted desiccated coconut

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 313 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 45 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 23 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.27 milligram of sodium