Orange and poppy seed muffins with cream cheese icing

Recipes / Desserts

Whip up a batch of these delightful orange and poppy seed muffins topped with smooth cream cheese icing.

Recipe «Orange and poppy seed muffins with cream cheese icing» presented in category Recipes / Desserts, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1/3 cup fresh Navel orange juice, 1 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds, 2 cups self-raising flour, 1 cup caster sugar, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg , 2 tsp grated Navel orange rind, 150g butter, melted, 2 Coles Brand Australian free range eggs, lightly beaten , 1/2 cup sour cream, 2 Navel oranges, peeled, segmented, Extra poppy seeds, to decorate, Honey, to serve, 375g cream cheese, softened, 1/3 cup icing sugar mixture.

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup fresh Navel orange juice 
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds 
  • 2 cups self-raising flour 
  • 1 cup caster sugar 
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
  • 2 tsp grated Navel orange rind 
  • 150g butter, melted 
  • 2 Coles Brand Australian free range eggs, lightly beaten 
  • 1/2 cup sour cream 
  • 2 Navel oranges, peeled, segmented 
  • Extra poppy seeds, to decorate 
  • Honey, to serve 
  • 375g cream cheese, softened 
  • 1/3 cup icing sugar mixture 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 190C fan-forced. Line twelve holes of a 1/3 cup (80ml) capacity muffin pan with paper cases.
  2. Place orange juice and poppy seeds in a small bowl. Set aside for 10 mins to soak.
  3. Combine flour, sugar and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk rind, butter, egg, sour cream and poppy seed mixture in a separate bowl. Add orange mixture to the flour mixture and stir to combine (do not over mix). Divide mixture among prepared holes. Bake for 20 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Set aside in the pan to cool for 5 mins before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  4. For cream cheese icing, use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese and icing sugar until smooth. Spread muffins with icing. Top with segmented orange, sprinkle with extra poppy seeds and drizzle with honey. Serve immediately.