Christmas spice cupcakes

Name: Christmas spice cupcakes
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup double (heavy) cream; 115 g/4 oz/½ cup golden caster (superfine) sugar; 115 g/4 oz/⅓ cup mincemeat; grated rind of 1 clementine; 2.5 ml/½ tsp baking powder; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup self-raising (self-rising) flour; 10 ml/2 tsp brandy; 5 ml/1 tsp mixed (apple pie) spice; 350 g/12 oz/3 cups icing (confectioners’) sugar, sifted; 50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp butter, melted; 15 ml/1 tbsp hot water; red food colouring; 175 g/6 oz sugarpaste

Preparation info

Makes
14

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

Mincemeat, brandy and freshly ground spices are the main ingredients in these delicious celebration cupcakes, which are ideal for those who love the rich spicy flavours of Christmas.

Ingredients

2 eggs
115 g/4 oz/½ cup

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line the cups of a bun tin (pan) with paper cases.
Lightly beat the eggs with the sugar. Beat the cream into the egg mixture for about 1 minute, then add the grated clementine rind. Fold in the mincemeat. Sift in