Don’t you just love the smell of a fresh cup of coffee in the morning? It’s one of those smells that everybody can’t resist taking another sniff of, like freshly mowed grass after the rain or delicious foods baking in the oven. Speaking of baking and coffee, this recipe is the perfect idea for a teatime.. a perfect coffee and sugar fix.

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 tbsp instant coffee granules
• 2 tbsp boiling water
• 280 g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 115 g soft dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 200mls double cream

TOPPING

• 300mls whipping cream
• cocoa powder for dusting

Method:

1. Dry bowl: sift flour, baking powder, salt. stir in sugar.
2. Wet bowl: mix together lightly beaten eggs, double cream, oil and dissolved coffee (mixing the instant coffee granules with the boiling water)
3. mix wet and dry bowl contents and stir gently, mixing only until just combined.
4. spoon mixture into muffin tin and bake in a preheated oven (200C/gas mark 5) for 2o mins.
5. leave to cool. just before serving, whip the cream and dollop on top of the muffins and dust with cocoa powder.