Christmas Apple and Spice Cupcakes
40 minutes
A perfect sweet treat at Christmas these delightful apple and spice cupcakes make a great way to share the joy.
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Ingredients
Serves: 12
- Cupcakes
- 2 cups self raising flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Mixed Spice
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Nutmeg, Ground
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 1/4 cup (65ml) apple juice
- 1/2 cup (125ml) milk
- 125g butter, melted
- 2 (60g) eggs
- To Decorate
- 1 cup icing sugar
- boiling water
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Cinnamon, Ground
- 12 glace cherries
Directions
Preparation:25min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:40min
- Cupcakes: Grease a 12 cup muffin pan and line with patty pan cases. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
- Sift together flour, McCormick Mixed Spice, Nutmeg and caster sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre. Mix the apple juice, milk, butter and eggs then pour into the dry mix. Using a metal spoon, stir gently to combine.
- Spoon mix carefully into the patty pan cases, then place in preheated oven. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire cake rack.
- To Decorate: Combine icing sugar with just enough boiling water to make a thick paste, then ice the top of each cupcake carefully. Sprinkle each with a little cinnamon, then top with a glace cherry. If you can find it, serve with sprigs of holly or fresh apple leaf but remove before eating.
