Christmas cupcakes

Serves: 12 (makes 12)
Time to make: 20 mins

Total cost: $ 4.09 / $ 0.34 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

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

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.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 630kJ

Calories 151cal

Protein 2g

Total fat 2g

–Saturated fat 1g

Carbohydrates 30g

–Sugars 26g

Dietary fibre 1g

Sodium 20mg

Calcium 10mg

Iron 0.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.

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.

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