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Festive cupcakes

Festive cupcakes

https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/festive-cupcakes

Christmas cake in half an hour? Yes, it can be done! These are small, but perfectly formed and packed with flavour

  • Feeds 12 Feeds 12
  • Ready in 30 minutes

Each serving contains

  • Energy
    17%
    1461kj 347kcal
  • Fat
    Med 16%
    11.4g
  • Saturates
    High 28%
    5.6g
  • Sugar
    High 54%
    48.5g
  • Salt
    Low 1%
    0.09g

% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 56g

Ingredients

  • 100g Co-op unsalted butter, softened
  • 100g Co-op Fairtrade dark brown soft sugar
  • 2 Co-op British free range eggs
  • 115g Co-op plain white flour
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 40g ground almonds
  • 50g glacé cherries, quartered
  • 300g dried mixed fruit
  • 2 tbsp brandy
  • 250g Co-op ready to roll white icing
  • Edible silver balls, to decorate

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas 5
  2. Line a 12-hole muffin tray with cupcake cases
  3. Put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, mixed spice, ground almonds, cherries, dried fruit and 1 tbsp brandy in a large bowl and beat together
  4. Divide between the cupcake cases and level the tops
  5. Bake for 20 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack
  6. Cut the icing into small pieces and put in a heatproof bowl with 1 tbsp brandy
  7. Put the bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the base of the bowl doesn’t touch the water
  8. Stir until the icing softens and combines with the brandy. 4 Spread a thick layer of icing on each cake and decorate with the silver balls to finish

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