Clementine & Poppy Seed Muffins
Here's a delightful citrus-infused poppy seed loaf cake that's bursting with flavor and moisture. With a tender crumb and a zesty kick from clementines, this cake is perfect for any occasion. The creamy clementine icing adds a lovely finishing touch, making this cake a true treat for the taste buds.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 250g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
- 4 clementines , 4 zested and 3 juiced
- 100g melted butter
- 2 eggs , beaten
- 200ml natural yogurt
Instructions
- Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and grease a 2lb loaf tin. Line the base and ends with a long strip of baking parchment.
- Beat the butter, crème fraîche, sugar and vanilla extract until pale and fluffy. Whisk in the eggs, one by one, followed by the flours, poppy seeds, zest and juice. Scrape into the prepared tin and bake on a middle shelf for 1 hr–1 hr 10 mins until a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean. Cool the cake for 20 mins in the tin, then carefully tip out and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Meanwhile, make the icing – beat together the butter, icing sugar and crème fraîche until pale and fluffy. Add half the clementine zest and beat just a couple of times to incorporate, then cover and leave in the fridge to chill until the cake is ready to ice and the icing is firm enough to spread or pipe.
- Spread the icing all over the cake or put in a food bag or piping bag, snip off the corner and pipe thick stripes over the top. Sprinkle with the remaining clementine zest, the candied peel (if you like), and a pinch more poppy seeds. Will keep in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
Yield
Makes 12 cakes
Nutrition
- Calories: 516 calories
- Fat Content: 28 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 17 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 62 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 44 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 4 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.4 milligram of sodium
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