Cake Mix Cranberry Orange Muffins
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup toasted whole skin-on almonds
- 1 box yellow cake mix for two 9-inch rounds
- 1/2 cup plain whole milk yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 teaspoon zest and 2 tablespoons juice from 1 orange
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons hot water
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat the top and inside cups of a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Put 1/4 cup almonds in the bowl of a food processor.
- Process until very fine and the nuts are the texture of cornmeal.
- Add the cake mix, yogurt, eggs, oil, 1/4 cup water and the remaining 3/4 cup whole almonds.
- Pulse until no bits of dry cake mix remain and the nuts are coarsely chopped Add 1/4 teaspoon of zest and the orange juice to the batter with the cranberries.
- Pulse two or three times to just combine the fruit.
- Divide the batter between muffin cups and bake until the tops are lightly browned and spring back to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes.
- Cool 10 minutes in the pan then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- In a small bowl whisk the powdered sugar, hot water and remaining 1/2 teaspoon zest until glossy and smooth.
- Adjust the consistency of the glaze with the remaining water, a few drops at a time until just loose enough to drizzle.
- Spoon over the cooled muffins.
- Let stand a few minutes for the glaze to harden.
nonstick cooking spray, almonds, yellow cake, milk yogurt, eggs, vegetable oil, orange, cranberries, sugar, water
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cake-mix-cranberry-orange-muffins.html (may not work)