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Tuesday 23 June 2009

It’s Wimbledon & Time for Strawberries & Cream!


Wimbledon Championship started in London yesterday, which is home to grass tennis. Our Britain’s number three seed Andy Murray (men’s) is playing today. The championship by a British (men's) player hasn’t been won for 73 years and our entire hopes ride on Andy this year.




Not only is Wimbledon famous for tennis but also for serving strawberries and cream. The popularity of serving strawberries with cream is possibly as old as the event itself. In honour of this tradition, I am serving up strawberry cheesecake muffins to share with you! Each muffin hides a soft lush centre of fresh strawberry and sweet creamy cheese. I am sure these muffins would be delightful to take with you on a picnic or even better still, watching Wimbledon tennis live! Oh yes, bring it on, 30-40...deuce...match point *giggle*.



I know I have gone a little strawberry manic lately, but with British strawberries being in supply for such a short season, I am sure you will understand why. This recipe regrettably is not my own, I only wish it was! It comes from a little book called 101 Cakes & Bakes Goodfood, it has numerous delicious cakes and bakes, which would make any baker or person who “loves de cake”; salivate on flicking through each page, I know I do....teeheehee....




Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins
(Adapted from 101 Cakes & Bakes Goodfood)

Makes 12

Ingredients
350g (12 oz) plain flour
1½ tbsp baking powder
150g (5 oz) caster sugar
½ tsp salt
2 eggs
250ml (9 fl oz) milk
75g (3 oz) butter, melted
For The Filling
175g (6 oz) soft cheese
3 tbsp caster sugar
6 small strawberries, halved

You will need a 12 holed muffin tin lined with 12 paper muffin cases

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan oven 180°C/400°F/gas Mark 6.

Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl, add the sugar and salt and mix through with a wooden spoon or whisk then leave aside.

In another bowl beat the eggs and milk together, and then stir in the melted butter. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the liquid ingredients, now gently mix, it is quite normal to have a few lumps remaining in the mixture. Do not over mix or the muffins will not be light and airy. Mix the cream cheese and sugar for the filling together in a small bowl. Half fill the muffin cases with the muffin mixture, and then push half a strawberry into each muffin case. Place a teaspoonful of the sweet cream cheese on top, and then finish by spooning over the remaining muffin mixture to cover and fill each muffin case.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 -20 minutes until well risen and golden on top. Leave to cool for 5 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to finish cooling.

Lastly, grab a muffin and dive into that soft lush centre of fresh strawberry and sweet creamy cheese. Oh boy, does that tame your sweet tooth? I know it sure did mine :-9


51 comments:

Mary said...

These muffins look great and surely taste really nice , i've never tried them with the cheesecake flavour !

Donna-FFW said...

Rosie- These muffins look fabulous, love the filling.

Finla said...

I have that book and i love that small book too.
Beautiful looking cupcake Rosie.
Enjoy the tennis and hops ANdy wins for you :-)

Elly said...

Wow, your muffins look delicious, great recipe! :)

Rose said...

These muffins do look lovely! I could do with a muffin right now. Can never get enough strawberries :) I wish I could grow my own.
I wonder if vegan cream cheese would work out similar. What do you think?

Rose

Unknown said...

thye looks very pretty..

Liz said...

Hi! I have just found out your blog and I have found many sweet interesting recipes. This one looks gorgeous, with the strawberries and the cheese filling... Miam!

Sweet Treats by Dani said...

hooray for wimbledon and YAY for those cupcakes!!!

Maria said...

Wow, those muffins look amazing and the filling sounds divine.

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Mmmhhh, those cupcakes are original! a wonderful recipe! now, i'm drooling...

Cheers,

Rosa

Debbie said...

Those look absolutely wonderful. I would love to try them. Love the cream popping out!!!

The Wandering Pit said...

Those muffins look and sound divine, Rosie-so appropriate for Wimbledon! Will have to try them out sometime!

Donna said...

These look Wonderful dear heart! Happy baking to you!!hughugs

Katiecakes said...

These look gorgeous!! I adore the colour of the middle breaking through the crust!

I have that cookbook but never really looked at it. Gonna have to rectify this now.

Katie xox

Gloria Baker said...

Im sure you are the strawberries queen, Im sure, your muffins look absolutely amazing and yummy dear Rosie!! ♥♥♥ Gloria

Caroline said...

What a great idea, strawberries and cream are a classic. Love the filling peeking out of those muffins!. Have fun watching the Winbledon.

Anonymous said...

Oooh, what a good idea - they look scrummy - love strawberries and cream *drools*

chow and chatter said...

what a wonderful idea enjoy wimbledon should be an exciting one LOL

Heather said...

What a delightful dessert muffin! Very pretty presentation.

Monica H said...

Ooh, these looks so good!

I came here to see your cake slice bakers cake, but these are a nice substitute :-)

Sanghi said...

Yummy cake rosie.. presentation scores..!

nath said...

Gorgeous..!! muffin with a surprise inside... wow... mouthwatering ;)

Karin said...

Yummy!!! I love strawberries, your cupcakes look great!!.

Beth (jamandcream) said...

These look gorgeous!!

Lore said...

I never knew about Wimbledon's tradition of serving strawberries and cream...this alone might get me interested in tennis :). Still, I wish they would serve your muffins instead. Cheesecake + strawberries = lotta love :D

Ingrid_3Bs said...

I actually made a similar recipe but it had a streusel/crumb topping. Yours looks easier and just as yummy.

If I ever get to your side of the Atlantic I'm making a beeline to your house!
~ingrid

Rhyleysgranny said...

Oh I am drooling. Cream cheese and strawberries wrapped in a muffin. I've died and gone to heaven. LOL

nora@ffr said...

wow rosie.. these pretty cup cakes sound fabulous. totally drool worthy.. i adore the fillings. vat a great combo.
cheers!!

Aparna Balasubramanian said...

I remember discovering the strawberries and cream tradition while watching Wimbledon on TV.

Many, many years later I know what it tastes like but this in a little cake sounds good.

Anonymous said...

Oh yes Lore, a very big tradition. According to the Times Online 112,000 punnets of strawberries and 7,000 litres of cream are expected to be sold during the tournament!

grace said...

truly, rosie, muffins can't get much more decadent than this! i'm a sucker for strawberries-and-cream ANYTHING, and the fact that these aren't completely detrimental to my health is wonderful. nicely done!

Maggie said...

Mmm these look lovely Rosie. Great recipe book too.

Chibog in Chief said...

muffins and strawberries are match made in heaven!! delicious!!

Rhyleysgranny said...

ROSIE Wow. I am so excited. I just made these and they are perfect. Muffins never work for me but I loved the look of yours and I knew if the recipe came from you it would be a good one. Thank you they are gorgeous
:) xxx

The Blonde Duck said...

How can you go wrong with strawberry and cheesecake?

BeadBag said...

I have some cream cheese in the fridge and was wondering what to do with it! Yummy.

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home said...

I'll try anything that has the word "cheesecake" in the name! How delightfully scrumptious!

Simones Kitchen said...

I love cupcakes with little surprises inside of them.. And strawberries... well, you can never have enough strawberries now can you?
They look delicious!

Unknown said...

oh, I heard about strawberries and cream. Somewhat, it is a quite a simple 'sweetmeat' after lunch at my household. So, that it's coming from. Well, enjoy your Summer days, Rosie! I am in Winter and surely wants it to go away soon hehehe...

Dewi said...

These are beautiful and so delectable muffins. The last photo make me drool!

Caroline said...

They look really good Rosie. I've got that book and have always passed over that recipe because their photo doesn't make the muffins look nearly as attractive as your photos do. Time for another look methinks!

♥Rosie♥ said...

Thank you my dear friends for all your very kind words :0)

A warm welcome to my new friends too on your first visit here - lovely to *meet* you!

Lore - yes strawberries and cream are a huge part of tradition at Wimbledon.

Oh Brenda what great news to hear you baked these muffins and they turned out as you expected :0) I am pleased...

Arfi, I wish I could send you a little of our sunshine over :0)

Hi C, ahhh you are so kind and I hope you will try these muffins - they really are lovely.

Best wishes as always Rosie x

Cakelaw said...

Straberry chesecake muffins - you're killing me Rosie, because I can't have one! Devine.

MamaFaMi said...

Lovely looking muffins you've got there!

♥Rosie♥ said...

Cakelaw, I wouldlove to pass you one over :0)

Hi MamaFaMi, thank you :0)

Thanks for calling bye and lovely to *see* you as always!

Rosie x

Nic said...

They look scrummy Rosie! And I've got fingers crossed for Andy too.

♥Rosie♥ said...

Thanks Nic! I have fingers and toes crossed for Andy. Rosie x

test it comm said...

Those look so good! You can see the filling popping out!

♥Rosie♥ said...

Thanks Kevin and I highly recommend these muffins if you need to use up some cream cheese or strawberries. Rosie x

Shani Simmons said...

Actually, I have a question. I have several fruit conserves, and I would like to bake using them. Do you have any recipes using blueberry, raspberry or plum conserves. I have googled and googled and can't find any??
Thanks so much Rosie, I love your site and your recipes.

♥Rosie♥ said...

Hi Shani, nice to see you here and thank you for your kind words on my blog :0)

Sorry it has taken a wee while to get back to you due to my holidays.

If you look up the recipes on my blog with jams, you could use whatever flavoured jam you wish. If it contains fruit as well as jam, I would suggest using the same fruit as the jam.

Rosie x