.Muffin Madness.

If Martha can do it...I can do it!

Im putting one of her recipes to the test..do they taste just as good as they look in her magazine?

Recipe for Jam Cakes

Makes 6

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for tin
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons strawberry jam or preserves
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a standard 6-cup muffin tin; set aside. In a medium bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and zest until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time until creamy; set aside. Into a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture and milk in alternating batches to butter mixture; set aside.
2. In a clean bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks; fold into batter. Divide half of batter among muffin cups. Make an indentation in the middle of each; fill with 1 tablespoon jam. Top with remaining batter.
3. Bake until a cake tester inserted in top cake layer comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Unmold cakes, and transfer them to a wire rack to cool. In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar and juice. Place rack over parchment paper; drizzle cakes with glaze.

Away I go...

Off to a bad start...didnt have an orange for the zest so I had to improvise and used a lemon instead..hopefully it works out!

Strawberry Jam minus the sugar- this is a WAY healthier option

Since I have a big family six muffins isnt going to fill us...so i stretched it to 12

End result: they didn't puff up like the picture but they tasted amazing!!!!

Lessons learned:

1. Make sure you have all the correct ingredients before starting

2.Follow directions carefully

3. And never FORGET that your muffins are in the oven or else...

YIKES :s