Fruit Mince Christmas Cupcakes

One-Two-Three-Four Cake (called Measure Cake) is the classic cupcake recipe which I have used as a base for these Christmas cupcakes. Always easy recipe to remember.

Ingredients

1 cup butter

2 cups sugar
3 cups sifted cake flour
4 eggs, separated
¼ teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
Fruit Mince

Method

Mix butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and mix evenly. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk and the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Whisk egg whites and fold into the mixture. Pipe mixture ¾ filled into paper cup lined molds. Place some fruit mince in the middle and pipe some more mixture on top. Bake in a 180ºC preheated oven for approx. 20 minutes. Allow cooling before decorating.

Pipe some vanilla buttercream on top with a star nozzle. Pipe a leaf with green buttercream and place a ¼ glace cherry.

Note: This recipe can also be flavoured with vanilla, lemon, chocolate or coffee