I have been up all day baking muffin after muffin for the cafe. My first batch was kind of invented…Orange Marmalade Peekaboos I call them. Obviously, a muffin full of orange marmalade, as well as vanilla, almod extract, and even a splash of lemon extract. the Peekaboo comes into play when you can see the dollop of sweet cream cheese emerging from the center. These are so good, full of citrus flavor and a beautiful texture. If anyone wants a recipe, I can try to type out what I did – in fact, someone please ask me to, as I will want to make these again in the near future.
The second batch of muffins were also invented. These are Strawberry Shortcake Muffins with crystallized strawberries on top. So sweet – these I threw together out of the flat (12 pints?) of fresh North Carolina Strawberries that I picked up yesterday. Oh so good, the hardened sugar on top adds just a bit of crunch to go with the chewiness of the muffin. Again, ask for the recipe and it’s yours. My husband loved these…so I have put away the ones that go to the Cafe and left him out the “trial sizes” I tend to make.






