Christmas Muffins
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients
Cakes
- 175g/7oz self raising flour
- 175g/7oz light brown sugar
- 175g/7oz butter or margarine
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp each mixed spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
- 50g/2oz raisins
- 25g/1oz mixed peel
- 25g/1oz diced glacé cherries
- 1 packet of marzipan
- 2 tbsp orange juice
Topping
- 175g/7oz self raising flour
- 175g/7oz light brown sugar
- 175g/7oz butter or margarine
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp each mixed spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
- 50g/2oz raisins
- 25g/1oz mixed peel
- 25g/1oz diced glacé cherries
- 1 packet of marzipan
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- Ginger jam
- A handful of crystallised ginger pieces
- A few more glacé cherries, chopped
Method
- STEP 1Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Place 12 muffin cases in a muffin tin and set aside.
- STEP 2Place the flour, butter, sugar, eggs, baking powder, spices into a bowl and beat until creamy.
- STEP 3Fold in the raisins, peel and diced cherries and then the juice until combined.
- STEP 4Roll out the marzipan into a sheet 0.5cm thick and cut into 24 small circles.
- STEP 5Spoon half the mixture into the muffin cases, only half filling each.
- STEP 6Lay a marzipan circle onto each cake, then fill up the cases with the rest of the mixture.
- STEP 7Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean but the muffins are still springy to the touch. Leave to cool.
- STEP 8When cool, spread each muffin with ginger jam and place a marzipan circle on top. Use a dab of jam to decorate with ginger and cherries.
