STRAWBERRY LIME CIDER MUFFINS

3 cups self raising flour

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda

1 cup strawberry lime cider (room temp)

2/3 cup canola oil

2/3 cup pureed strawberries

1  teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

preheat oven to 180 c. (160 c. fan forced) line 2 x 12 hole muffin tins with 20 large paper muffin papers.

in a large bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients together until well combined, making sure there are no brown sugar lumps.

in another bowl stir the  cider to flatten slightly then whisk in the rest of the wet ingredients.

stir the liquid mix into the flour mix until just combined.

3/4 fill each muffin case.

cook for 20 - 25 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.

cool in tin for 5 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

ice.

ICING

113 grams butter, soft

1 tablespoon cider

2 teaspoons QUEEN strawberry and cream flavour

a touch of pink food colour if desired

beat the butter, moscato, flavour and colour together until well combined.

beat in the icing sugar 1 cup at a time until well combined.

pipe or spoon onto muffins.

I used QUEEN strawberry flavoured crunch to sprinkle over the icing.