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Orange & Poppy Seed Muffins with Cardamom Syrup

Orange & Poppy Seed Muffins with Cardamom Syrup

Our culinary team voted these muffins tops! Rave reviews all round. Moist, soft and full of flavour.

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You Will Need:

Muffins
  • ½ cup (125 g) butter, softened
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 x 600 g Ina Paarman’s Vanilla Cake Mix
  • 1 T (15 ml) finely grated orange zest
  • ½ cup (125 ml) fresh orange juice
  • ⅓ cup (80 ml) full cream milk, warmed
  • 3 T (45 ml) poppy seeds, reserve 1 t (5 ml) for decoration
Syrup
  • grated zest of 1 orange
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) fresh orange juice
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) sugar
  • 5 cardamom pods, crushed
Muffins
  • ½ cup (125 g) butter, softened
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 x 600 g Ina Paarman’s Vanilla Cake Mix
  • 1 T (15 ml) finely grated orange zest
  • ½ cup (125 ml) fresh orange juice
  • ⅓ cup (80 ml) full cream milk, warmed
  • 3 T (45 ml) poppy seeds, reserve 1 t (5 ml) for decoration
Syrup
  • grated zest of 1 orange
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) fresh orange juice
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) sugar
  • 5 cardamom pods, crushed

Ina’s Tip

Garnish with poppy seeds before baking.

Method:

Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 180 °C.

Shape squares of baking paper 13 cm x 13 cm over a glass to make paper cups.

Cream the butter until soft.

Add one egg at a time together with 2 T (30 ml) of Cake Mix to the mixture and beat in very well.

Add ⅓ of the dry Vanilla Cake Mix. Beat in on slow speed.

Add the zest, orange juice, milk, and poppy seeds. Beat slowly to blend.

Add the remaining Cake Mix and fold in by hand.

Spoon the mixture into the muffin paper cups, supported in a muffin tin, using an ice cream scoop or a regular tablespoon.

Sprinkle with the reserved poppy seeds.

Place in the oven and bake for ± 20 - 25 minutes.


Syrup

Measure all the ingredients into a small saucepan and stir to dissolve the sugar over medium heat.

Once boiling, remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 10 minutes.

Pour the warm syrup over the hot baked muffins.

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