Party Muffins

 

Prep time: 50 minutes

Baking time: ca. 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

 

Yield: 12 Muffins

 

Ingredients for the batter:

  • 200 g spelt flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 125 g soft butter or margarine (lactose free if necessary)
  • 140 g corn sugar 
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp low fructose black currant syrup 
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp milk (lactose free if necessary)

Ingredients for decorating:

  • 200 g double cream (lactose free if necessary)
  • 250 g quark/fromage blanc (lactose free if necessary)
  • zest from ½ a lemon
  • 25 g corn sugar 
  • Vanilla flavouring
  • Food colouring

 

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
  2. Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy
  3. Beat in the 2 eggs until thoroughly mixed
  4. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the egg mixture
  5. Beat until smooth
  6. Divide the mixture into 3 portions
  7. Add the Black currant syrup to one portion and mix well
  8. Add the chocolate drink and the tbsp of milk to another portion and mix well
  9. Line a muffin tray with paper or silicon cases
  10. Place a spoonful of each batter in the cases, to make colourful cakes 😊
  11. Bake for approx. 15 minutes in the oven
  12. Take out of the oven and leave to cool
  13. In the meantime, make the decoration “streamer” creams
  14. Whip the double cream until stiff
  15. Add the sugar, vanilla flavouring and lemon zest, fold in gently
  16. Slowly add the quark and fold in carefully
  17. Divide the cream depending how many different colours are needed
  18. Colour each cream according to the instructions on the packing
  19. Place each coloured cream in a plastic freezer bag and cut the end off, not too much
  20. Decorate the muffins with the “streamer” creams
  21. enjoy!!!

 

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