Cherry & almond Easter cupcakes

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• Frantic Flapjack

  09 April 2009

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These were very sweet as they contain a lot of sugar and marzipan. I will try making them again but will cut back on the sugar and add lemon juice to make the icing to try to cut through the sweetness.

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• Dardie

  10 April 2009

  Dardie commented on this recipe

  We are avid "fairy cake" fans in our house, and these went down a treat. To make distribution a little better I quartered the cherries but other than that stuck pretty much to the recipe. Would definately make them again.

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• doodlepip

  13 April 2009

  doodlepip rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These are absolutely lovely if you're a fan of marzipan. Lovely texture and flavour. I would agree with Dardie over chopping the cherries into quarters, it spaces them better. I used orange juice for the icing to complement the orange in the cakes and they were very moreish. I won't just be saving this recipe for Easter.

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• Jacky

  17 February 2010

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• caramacgirl

  30 March 2010

  caramacgirl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I've made these cakes several times since the recipe was first in the magazine. I love marzipan and almond flavour. I find they freeze well so I've made a batch and will get them out just before Easter to ice and put the chocolate eggs on top!

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• caramacgirl

  31 March 2010

  caramacgirl commented on this recipe

  I would agree that cutting the cherries in quarters is better.

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• lynda's

  05 April 2010

  lynda's rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I have to admit to not using the cherries as I knew the children wouldn't like them,but even so the cakes were delicious ! The marzipan is not overpowering,just right for fussy eaters ! Would make them again and again !

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• Hails

  06 April 2010

  Hails commented on this recipe

  I made these as a treat for Easter! They were really delicious, soft and very morish!!! They were very sweet indeed, nice with a cup of tea! I used orange juice instead of water and also made marzipan eggs instead of mini chocolate eggs because i didnt think chocolate would compliment these!

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• honeybee

  09 March 2011

  honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy to make and very tasty. I have made these as in the recipe last Easter, and also with piped orange butter cream. Grandchildren liked them - but they are cherry lovers!

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• Glitzyrainbow7

  30 March 2011

  Glitzyrainbow7 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I cooked this recipe twice, both times with a halfed recipe as I used bun cases instead of cupcake cases. The first time I didn't use enough butter, but they were still good. The second time half my batch got burned bottoms and sides... :( I think it was because the oven was too hot (someone else was also using it). They were still yummy though!! :D

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• Glitzyrainbow7

  30 March 2011

  Glitzyrainbow7 commented on this recipe

  Also, I's use a bit more icing than the recipe states, as using half the mix I used 75g of icing sugar, but only a trickle per cake!

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  16 April 2011

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• CakesForLife

  18 April 2011

  CakesForLife commented on this recipe

  I made these cakes for my latest bake sale and they went down really well www.cakesforlife.com

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• Winteringham

  21 April 2011

  Winteringham rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My husband loved these. I left out the marzipan as we had none and added some almond essence and ground almonds instead and worked fine. I also chopped the cherries into quarters so they were evenly distributed. They all went in a matter of minutes!

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• Liz

  07 July 2011

  Liz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I found that the recipe actually made 36 fairy cakes, rather than 24.

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• Teddy

  09 April 2012

  Teddy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  very nice and easy :-)

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Ingredients

• 250g pack butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 5 eggs , beaten
• 250g self-raising flour , plus an extra 2 tbsp
• 1 tsp baking powder
• zest 1 orange , plus 2 tbsp of the juice
• 250g natural marzipan , coarsely grated (easiest if chilled beforehand)
• ½ tsp almond essence, optional
• 200g glacé cherries , halved

FOR THE DECORATION

• about 100g/4oz icing sugar , sifted
• mini chocolate eggs, to decorate

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Difficulty and servings

Makes 24 cupcakes

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 20 mins

Cook 25 mins

Ingredients

• 250g pack butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 5 eggs , beaten
• 250g self-raising flour , plus an extra 2 tbsp
• 1 tsp baking powder
• zest 1 orange , plus 2 tbsp of the juice
• 250g natural marzipan , coarsely grated (easiest if chilled beforehand)
• ½ tsp almond essence, optional
• 200g glacé cherries , halved

FOR THE DECORATION

• about 100g/4oz icing sugar , sifted
• mini chocolate eggs, to decorate

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