Michelle's Lemon Drizzle Muffins

We want everyone in the kitchen doing their bit to raise money for Have a Heart, so we can help grant more magical wishes to seriously ill children.

Why not try Michelle's Lemon Drizzle Muffins, have a go at baking them into tasty little treats and raise money by hosting your own 'Bake a Wish' cake sale.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 85g/3oz caster sugar
  • 240ml/8fl oz milk
  • 100ml/3½fl oz vegetable oil
  • 300g/10oz plain flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 lemons, zest only
  • For the topping
  • 50g/2oz icing sugar
  • 1 lemon, juice only

Lemon Drizzle Muffins
Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Line a muffin tin with paper cases. Mix the egg, sugar, milk and oil in a large bowl. Sift in the flour, baking powder, salt and then add the lemon. Roughly mix.
  2. Spoon the mixture into the pre-prepared muffin cases.
  3. Bake for 30-35 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool on a wire rack.
  4. Make the lemon drizzle topping by mixing together the sugar and lemon juice.
  5. Spoon the lemon drizzle mixture over the cooled muffins.

Finally don't forget to taste test one to make sure their yummy and tweet us a photo too #bakeawish