Photo: Deva Williamson
Christmas cupcakes
21 ingredients
40 min + 45 min
Makes 12
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These beautiful and classy little cakes make lovely gifts, and kids will enjoy decorating them too
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
917
Calories
23g
Protein
21g
Fat
152g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Pecan Nut | 1 half (4g) | 20 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Fruits | not in our table | 0 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Marzipan | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 200g dark muscovado sugar
- 175g butter , chopped
- 700g luxury mixed dried fruits
- 50g glacé cherries
- 2 tsp grated fresh root ginger
- zest and juice 1 orange
- 100ml dark rum , brandy or orange juice
- 85g/3oz pecan nuts, roughly chopped
- 3 large eggs , beaten
- 85g ground almonds
- 200g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 400g pack ready-rolled marzipan (we used Dr Oetker)
- 4 tbsp warm apricot jam or shredless marmalade
- 500g pack fondant icing sugar
- icing sugar , for dusting
- 6 gold and 6 silver muffin cases
- 6 gold and 6 silver sugared almonds
- snowflake sprinkles
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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