Oat Muffins

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180º C.
2. Take castor sugar and butter in a mixing bowl and mix lightly with a spoon. Then beat with an electric beater till light and fluffy. Add eggs gradually and beat after each addition. Add vanilla essence and mix well.
3. Mix oats and refined flour together in another bowl. Add baking powder and mix.
4. Add the oats mixture to the butter mixture gradually and mix by cut and fold method after each addition. Transfer the batter into a piping bag.
5. Line a muffin mould with paper cups. Snip the tip of the piping bag and pipe the batter into each paper cup. Tap the mould lightly on the worktop.
6. Keep the mould in the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
7. Take the mould out of the oven and let it cool. Transfer them on a serving platter. Spread some white icing over some of the muffins and chocolate icing on some others. On the remaining spread white icing on half the surface and chocolate icing on the other half.
8. Sprinkle the colourful sugar candies over and serve.

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