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Simnel Muffins

simnel muffin recipe

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/simpel-muffins • Posted by vInTaGe~VioLeT

i got asked by a few friends for a recipe for these muffins - to be honest i kind of make baking up as i go along but a made a second batch on sunday as we had family over so here's more or less what i did

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Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

i got asked by a few friends for a recipe for these muffins - to be honest i kind of make baking up as i go along but a made a second batch on sunday as we had family over so here's more or less what i did

Instructions

  1. roll out your marzipan on a flat surface sprinkled with a little icing sugar, using a round cutter, cut out 12 discs of marzipan to decorate the tops of the muffins and 12 smaller discs to be baked in the cakes

  2. next cream the sugars and margarine {i use an ancient Kenwood mixer}

  3. slowly mix in the eggs

  4. sift and mix in the flour add the mixed spice to taste

  5. mix in the raisons by hand save the liquor that didn't get soaked up

  6. pre-heat your oven to whatever temp you normally cook cupcakes/muffins

  7. add a small spoonfull of mixture to each muffin case smooth out a little

  8. add smaller disc of marzipan then another spoonfull of cake mixture

  9. cook 'em! not sure how long i cooked them for as i was busy chatting away! when they are golden brown and spring back to touch they are done :o)

  10. leave them to cool awhile then using the saved Ameretto paint the bottoms of the discs of marzipan and stick to muffin top {he he he} i painted the tops too then popped 'em under a medium grill till they were toasted golden brown.

  11. again leave them to cool then mix up some icing add a bit of colouring - i used violet paste add a little dollop in middle and add eggs then drizzle the icing around the eggs to give impression of a nest add a little more colour and repeat

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    QUICK EAT THEM - before someone else does!!! ******* this recipe makes a dozen muffin sized cakes ******* hopefully this all makes sense i am a marzipan addict so i make the marzipan tops quite thick - you may want to use less marzipan!