Strawberry cream Dream Muffins
Moist, with a delightful strawberry flavor, these mini-muffins hold a secret
center of white chocolate cream making them truly a dream. May also be made
as regular muffins.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutesPT45M
Ingredients:
. Filling:
. 6 ounces (3/4 cup) cream cheese (3/4 of a large 8-ounce block) at room
temperature
. 1/4 cup granulated sugar
. 1 egg
. 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
. 1 cup (about) white chocolate chips
. Muffin Batter
. 2 cups flour
. 3/4 cup granulated sugar
. 2 teaspoons baking powder
. 1 teaspoon salt
. 4 tablespoons butter, melted but cooled
. 1/4 cup vegetable oil
. 1/3 cup milk
. 1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
. 2 eggs
. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
. Frosting:
. 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
. 1/8 cup pureed fresh or frozen strawberries
. 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
. 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line mini-muffin tins with paper muffin cups.
Make Filling: Whip the
cream cheese
and sugar until smooth. Add 1 egg and
vanilla extract,
beating only until combined. Set aside.
Make
muffin
batter: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar,
baking powder,
and
salt.
In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, vegetable oil, milk,
strawberries,
eggs, and
vanilla extract.
Stir
strawberry
mixture into flour mixture, mixing only until combined.
Fill
muffin
cups 1/3 full with batter. Spoon in about 1 teaspoon of
cream cheese
filling. Drop 3 white
chocolate
chips into each
muffin
cup. Top with more
muffin
batter until cups are 3/4 full.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes (see note) until edges of
mini-muffins
are lightly browned. Cool on racks to room temperature before frosting.
Make Frosting: Whip
cream cheese
until smooth. Add
strawberry
puree, confectioners' sugar, and
vanilla extract
; blend until smooth. Frost muffins. Refrigerate to set frosting. Remove
from refrigerator 20 minutes before serving.
Note: For regular-sized muffins, bake 30 to 35 minutes.
Yield: 48
mini-muffins
or 12 regular muffins
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