BLUEBERRY MUFFINS 1 cup All purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 tsp Baking powder

7 oz milk

1egg

2oz butter softened

6oz fresh blueberries Makes12 muffins

Pre heat the oven to 350ºF or 180ºC

Combine all the wet ingredients

Sift the flour, sugar, and baking powder in the mixer bowl

Add the wet into the dry and mix

Do not over mix, the batter should be lumpy

Using a spatula gently fold in the blueberries

Portion the blueberry mixture into the muffin tin

Bake at 350ºF or 180ºC for about 18 minutes

Let cool than remove

FUDGE FROSTING

2cups powdered sugar 1/4 tsp salt

1/8 cup Light Corn Syrup

6oz melted butter 1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup hot water about 140ºF or 60ºC (about as hot as the water in your house can go)

Makes about 3 pounds

Place the sugar, salt, cocoa powder and the corn syrup in the mixer bowl and blend

Add the melted butter and continue to mix

Add the hot water and mix until smooth, if too thick simple sugar solution can be used to thin the frosting

Frost before the frosting cools

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Viking VSM700, VSM500 manual Fudge Frosting

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