Christmas Cupcakes
By: Gloria Roa Baker
Published: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 5:11pm

Ingredients




Ingredients
125 grams butter
200 grams brown sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind
60 grams (½ cup) grinded walnuts
80 milliliters (⅓ cup) fresh orange juice
75 grams (½ cup) plain flour, sifted
1 cup self-raising flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon grated ginger
150 grams clementine jam (or orange jam)
Icing
1 orange (the juice)
1 cup of ice sugar
Garnish with some berries and mint leaves
or marzipan
Preheat oven to 170 °C. Line twelve 80 capacity muffin pans with cases. Use an electric beater to beat t
Add grind walnuts, flours, baking powder and Bake for 30 minutes or until cupcakes are firm to touch. Set aside in the pans for minutes to cool befor
Orange glace
Mix the glass sugar with orange juice and mix well. Set aside by a minutes
Brush the glace over the cupcakes. and garnish with berries or Set aside for dry cupcakes

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 170°C. Line twelve 80ml  capacity  muffin pans 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. 2 Add  grind walnuts, flours, baking powder and orange juice. Add the spices.. Spoon into the lined pans and smooth the surfaces. 3 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. 4 Orange glaceAdd  grind 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. 

Orange glace


Mix the glass sugar with orange juice and mix well. Set aside by a minutes.
Brush the glace over the cupcakes. and garnish with berries or marzipan.
Set aside for dry cupcakes.
  






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This is a very Christmasy recipes but you can make any time you like, really I love it!