German Cheesecake Muffins

I was going with my Mother-in-law to her neighbour's coffee morning in aid of Aware. As I hosted a few coffee mornings myself, I always found it nice if people brought something they baked. To do something different, I decided on German Cheesecake Muffins, which are really easy and quick to make and went down a treat. Try for yourself :)

If you're not keen on mandarins, you can leave them out altogether or replace them with any other fruit, like cherries or even with chocolate chips ;)

Makes about 18 Muffins

Ingredients:

• 100g Butter
• 2 Eggs
• 180g Caster Sugar
• 500g Quark (Fromage Frais)
• 1 Packet (37g) of Vanilla Pudding powder or Custard Powder
• 1 tbsp Ground Rice or Semolina
• 1 small tin of Mandarins

Method:

1. Pre-heat Fan-Oven to 180°C
2. Add Soft Butter and Sugar to a bowl and mix until smooth
3. Then add all other ingredients and mix until well combined
4. Drain the Mandarins well
5. Add Muffin cases into Muffin tray 
6. Half fill Muffin cases with Muffin Mix
7. Add 2-3 Mandarins to each Muffin case and top up again with Muffin Mix to about 3/4
8. Bake for about 30 minutes (check that they're not wobbly otherwise leave for another 5-10 min but don't let them burn - they should be a golden brown colour)
9. Leave to cool. Don't be worried if the middle sinks - it's suppose to do that with Cheesecake