Advocaat and peach cupcakes

Those dense, sweet and bit alcoholic cupcakes are very tasty with or without  fruits. They are very easy to make and delicious.

Ingredients for 7 cupcakes:

• 100g margarine
• 150g sugar
• 1 egg
• 200 ml Advocaat
• 250 ml + 2 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• tined peach

Preheat the oven to 200C. Line muffin tin with paper cases.

Beat the margarine and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add egg and beat until combines with the rest of ingredients. Then pour slowly the alcohol beating continuously. At last,  but not at least, add the flour and baking powder and mix. 

Spoon the batter into paper cases about 3/4 full.  Place a slice of peach on top of each muffins. Bake in preheated oven for 20 - 25 minutes. When baked cool them down and dust with icing sugar.

Enjoy !

Recipe in Polish

Kitchen sink muffins

There is good few variations about kitchen sink muffins. This time I have tested Anna Olson recipe. They were delicious I truly recommend them.

Ingredients for 12 -14 muffins:

• 150g sugar
• 125 ml oil
• 2 eggs
• 165g grated apple
• 100g grated carrot
• 100g chopped pineapple
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 160g wholemeal flour (I used spelt flour)
• 60g porridge oats + some to sprinkle
• 2 and 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 70g raisins
• 65g sunflower seeds
• 40g dessicated coconut

Preheat the oven to 190C. Line muffin tin with paper cases.

The flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, raisins, sunflower seeds and coconut place in  a bowl, mix well and set aside. 

In a separate bowl mix the sugar, eggs and oil. Stir well. Grate the apple, carrot and add them into the wet ingredients mixture. Then chop the pineapple and stir into the mixture. Then add freshly gated lemon zest (only yellow part) and juice. mix all ingredients. 

Add dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix until just combined. Spoon the batter into paper cases about 3/4 full. Sprinkle with porridge oats. 

Bake for  about 30 minutes.

  Enjoy !

Recipe in Polish