Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar 
• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 0.3 cup confectioners' sugar 
• 8 ounce cream cheese softened
• 1  eggs 
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
• 1.3 cups milk 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup strawberry jam 
• 0.3 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• mixing bowl
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Beat together cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together egg milk, brown sugar, butter, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
4. Spoon half of batter into muffin cups. Top each portion with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture and 1 teaspoon jam. Spoon remaining muffin batter on top.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove muffins and cool on rack. Store in airtight container.