Christmas Cupcakes

By Canela

Brown sugar and orange come together in this Christmas Cupcake recipe to make some truly scrumptious desserts for your feast this year. Package these cupcakes up in decorative boxes or tins and gift them to all of your friends and loved ones for a treat no one can possibly resist.

Ingredients

• CUPCAKES:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon orange rind, finely grated
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted
• 1 cup self-raising flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
• 1/2 cup clementine jam or orange jam)
• ICING:
• juice of 1 orange
• 1 cup of ice sugar
• garnish with some berries and mint leaves

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Line twelve muffin tins with cases.

Use an electric beater to beat the butter, sugar and orange rind and clementine jam in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add chopped walnuts, flours, baking powder and orange juice. Add the spices.. Spoon into the lined pans and smooth the surfaces.

Bake for 30 minutes or until cupcakes are firm to touch. Set aside in the pans for 5 minutes to cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

ICING:
Mix the glass sugar with orange juice and mix well. Let it sit for a few minutes.

Brush the glaze over the cupcakes. and garnish with berries or marzipan. Set aside for dry cupcakes.