Christmas cupcakes

Serves: 12 (makes 12)

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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3 eggs
½ cup castor sugar
¾ cup flour
½ cup dried cranberries
½ teaspoon mixed spice
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
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½ cup icingfrostingX sugar
hot water to mix
fresh or dried fruit, lolliessweets, candyX, sprinkles, silver balls or other appropriate decorations

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a muffin tin with patty cases.

2 Use a cake mixer to beat sugar and eggs together, until pale and thick and trebled in volume.

3 Combine flour, cranberries and mixed spice and vanilla. Fold this gently into the egg mixture.

4 Spoon mixture into prepared patty cases and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden and springy when gently pressed. Allow to cool then ice as below.

Icing

Combine icing sugar and a little water to make a spreadable consistency. Ice the top of each cupcake and decorate with sprinkles or dried cranberries.

Variations

For Xmas gifts

Pack sugar into a small ziplock bag, with a tag saying ‘Step 1 Cream this sugar with 3 eggs.’
Pack all other dry ingredients – flour, dried fruit, mixed spice – into another bag with a tag saying ‘Step 2 Add this to the wet ingredients.’
Pack icing sugar into another bag with a tag that has instructions for icing.
Pack everything in a gift box or tin with tissue, a copy of the recipe and instructions, decorating items, and some cute paper patty cases.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 151 cal

Kilojoules 630 kJ

Protein 2 g

Total fat 2 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Carbohydrates 30 g

Sugar 26 g

Dietary fibre 1 g

Sodium 20 mg

Calcium 10 mg

Iron 0.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.