Lemon Mini Muffins

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I recently needed a little treat to take to my neighbors who just moved in and when going through my recipes I found this gem.  I haven’t made these for so long I had forgotten about them but originally I found this recipe in Paula Dean’s book “Lunch Lady”.  This is a easy recipe made with a cake mix.  It made me happy to make them again.  I was reminded how delicious and moist these mini muffins are. Lemon usually isn’t a flavor I choose but the glaze on these is just the right amount of sweetness and the lemon is refreshing.  I love making things “mini” because they are so cute and if you don’t eat too many of them you can keep your calorie count down… which is a good thing.

Ingredients you will need:

1 Yellow Cake Mix

4 eggs

1 box lemon pudding (3.5 oz)

3/4 cup oil

Beat together all ingredients 2-3 minutes.

As you can see the texture is very dense so the consistency of the batter will be thick.

I use a small ice cream scoop to fill the mini muffin tins (be sure and grease because they tend to stick)

Bake @ 350 for 10-12 minutes

after baking the centers will drop which leaves a little cup for the glaze.

Lemon Glaze:

1/2 bag of powdered sugar

 lemon zest

1  1/2 TBSP oil

1  1/2 TBSP water add slowly (more if needed)

Juice from 1/2 of a fresh lemon

You can drizzle or even dunk them completely.

Set on a rack to dry.

ENJOY!