Maltesersmuffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180*C (350*F).
• Lightly grease 2 X 12 hole mini muffin tins.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl.
• Add the crushed Maltesers, caster sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In a separate bowl, beat together the egg, sour cream, vanilla, butter and milk, then mix into the dry ingredients, just until combined.
• Divide among the tins and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes, then remove and cool on a rack.
• Meanwhile, beat all the icing ingredients until smooth.
• Ice each muffin, then decorate with a whole malteser.
• The kids will love these!

Steps:

• FOR THE CUPCAKES: Preheat the oven to 180c and line a cupcake/muffin tin with cupcake cases
• Cream together the butter and both sugars until it is light and fluffy. i like to use an electric whisk to do this.
• add all the vanilla and then the eggs. whisking well after each addition. If the mixture begins to look like it has curdled add a couple of tbsp of the flour and beat well until the mixture looks smooth.
• using a metal spoon fold in the flour, baking powder and salt. Then stir in the maltesers.
• divide the mixture equally between the 12 cupcake cases and bake in the oven for about 25 min or until a skewer inserted in to the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Once cooked remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin.
• FOR THE BUTTER CREAM: Using an electric handwhisk, whisk together butter icing sugar and vanilla until it becomes pale and fluffy.
• You can either dolop the buttercream on top of each cupcake and spread it around with a knife. Or for a more professional look fit a piping bag with a 1cm star nozzle and pipe the buttercream on top of the cupcakes. sprinkle on some crushed maltesers to finish.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
• Line a 20cm shallow square cake tin with non-stick baking paper.
• Pop your flour, butter and sugar into a food processor and blend.
• When the mix comes together, remove and press into your tin.
• Bake in your oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove and allow to cool, and resist having a bite!
• Put the butter and sugar into a nonstick pan and heat, stirring until melted.
• Add in the condensed milk and stir continuously until the filling has thickened slightly.
• Immediately pour over the baked shortbread base.
• Pop that in the fridge and while it sets, carefully melt the chocolate in the microwave, let it cool a little, then pour over the set caramel.
• Now the fun bit. Top with loads of Maltesers.
• Leave to set on the side, cut into squares and enjoy.