Muffins are a real family favourite and I love to make muffins with strawberries throughout the summer. These delicious easy, fruity muffins are a perfect summer treat for a picnic, garden party or just to enjoy with a cup of tea alfresco.

I like to serve my muffins slightly warm and they are at there best eaten the day they are made but I have to say I never ahave any left to put in a airtight tin for another day.

For my Strawberry and Cream muffins you are going to need: 250g self raising flour, 150g caster sugar, rind of 1 orange, 1 egg, 75ml sunflower oil, 142ml single cream, 125ml milk, 150g english strawberries and icing sugar for dusting.

First preheat your oven to 180 c/ 350 f/ gas 4. Now shift your flour into a large bowl and grate the rind of the orange placing the rind and sugar in with the sieved flour. Mix together the egg, oil, cream and milk and whisk together before pouring in to the flour mix and mix together with a wooden spoon. Remove the hulls from your strawberries and shop them into small pieces before adding these to the mixture and gently stirring them im. Place the mixture in to silicone muffin moulds or muffin paper cases. You will have enough for 8 to 10 muffins. Bake the muffins in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until well risen and golden. Then dust with icing sugar to finish and serve warm. Delicious!!!!  I bet you don’t have any left over!

Cooks tip - Try using other fruits like raspberries, blueberries etc for even more fruity muffin ideas!

Take a look at my previous blog silicone bakeware makes it oh so easy to clean and great traditional recipe in my blog classic recipe for Victoria sponge cake, plus there are many many more delicious recipes for you!