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