Tutti Frutti Muffins

Ingredients:


1 ½ cup All purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1tsp cinnamon powder
Pinch of nutmeg powder
1 stick of unsalted butter (room tempr.)
1 cup white sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½  tsp pineapple essence
½ cup milk
1 tsp orange zest 
2 tblsp finely chopped cherries
1/2 cup tutti frutti
2 tblsp broken cashews

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the rack in the middle of the oven. Grease a muffin tin or line with paper liners and set aside.
Take bowl. Sieve flour, baking soda and baking powder, Baking soda and keep aside.. 
Whisk butter with sugar till light & fluffy. Add in beaten eggs and essence and give a quick whisk. 
 Fold in flour and baking powder, soda & orange zest, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder. Add Milk & mix well. Do not over beat, just mix till well combined in low speed.

Add chopped cherries, tutti frutti,  broken cashews & reserve some for sprinkling on top. Do not beat it but just fold until combined and pour the batter among the muffin cups (about ½ to 2/3 full). Sprinkle the remaining cherries, tutti-frutti & cashews on the top.
 Bake until the muffins are light golden brown and a toothpick or thin knife inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean & muffins becomes golden & springy to touch, bake for 20-25 minutes, Immediately remove muffins to a wire rack and cool for at least 5 minutes. Your muffins are now ready to eat..Serve immediately or U can Store in an airtight container at room temperature.