Maltesers Muffins

If you like maltesers (malted milk balls to you Americans out there) you will love these muffins!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 24 mini muffins

Ingredients

• 225  g flour
• 4 (37 g) packets  malted milk balls, 24 left whole,the rest crushed (Maltesers)
• 110  g  golden caster sugar
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  medium egg
• 142  ml sour cream
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 125  g unsalted butter, melted
• 5  tablespoons 1% low-fat milk

• FOR THE CARMEL ICING

• 200  g  golden icing sugar, sifted
• 1  tablespoon skim milk
• 1  tablespoon golden syrup
• 25  g unsalted butter, softened

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180*C (350*F).
2. Lightly grease 2 X 12 hole mini muffin tins.
3. Sift the flour into a large bowl.
4. Add the crushed Maltesers, caster sugar, baking powder and salt.
5. In a separate bowl, beat together the egg, sour cream, vanilla, butter and milk, then mix into the dry ingredients, just until combined.
6. Divide among the tins and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
7. Cool for 5 minutes, then remove and cool on a rack.
8. Meanwhile, beat all the icing ingredients until smooth.
9. Ice each muffin, then decorate with a whole malteser.
10. The kids will love these!