Subscribe to Salon Food's newsletter, The Bite. Similar in taste to Hummingbird Cake, Morning Glory Muffins are full of fresh fruit flavor. They can be made full-sized, but I like them best as two ...

When making dense fruit cakes such as a Christmas cake, the batter needs to be heavy enough for the dried fruit and nuts to be suspended in it; if it's too thin the fruit will sink to the bottom.

These cake mix muffins are great for breakfast, brunch, or as a snack. And they will satisfy chocolate lovers, too. In fact, you can omit the cherries and substitute another fruit of your choice ...

Other seasonal fruit could be substituted for the rhubarb ... Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line 12 muffin tins with paper cases. In a large bowl, mix together the oil, brown sugar, egg ...