Strawberry and Lemon Munchkins

DIRECTIONS

  • Melt the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl, positioned over a saucepan of simmering water.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the Jordans Cereal, breaking up any large clusters with a spoon or fingers (kids will like this bit). Make sure all the cereal is coated with chocolate.
  • Spoon the mixture into muffin tins to make 12 muffins, levelling the tops with the back of a spoon.
  • Chill the cakes in the fridge for about 25-30 mins, until set.
  • Meanwhile, mix together the mascarpone cheese, lemon juice and lemon zest. Fit a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle and spoon in the mixture. Keep chilled.
  • Use a knife to ease the set chocolate cakes from the muffin tins. Pipe a star of lemon mixture on top of each one, and finish off with a half a strawberry.

RECIPE TIPS:
Line the muffin tins with muffin cases if you like, especially if you need to transport the munchkins to a party or picnic. You don’t have to pipe the lemony mixture – just use a teaspoon to place a nice sized dollop on each munchkin.

These little individual cluster cakes are made with melted white chocolate and Jordans Cereal, then they are topped with a yummy mixture of lemony mascarpone cheese and fresh strawberries. A perfect treat for Mum this Mother’s Day, and they are so simple to make, your little munchkins can help too!

PREP TIME:

10 MIN

COOKING TIME:

20 MIN

LEVEL:

EASY

SERVES:

15

150 g (6 oz) dark chocolate preferably 70%
cocoa, broken into pieces
½ cup unsalted butter
2 large eggs
2/3 cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup dried cherries (optional)
1 ½ cups Jordans Cereal, break up the clusters