Every year we like to make Christmas muffins at this time of year – ideal for packed lunches and much more child friendly than a slab of Christmas cake!
Ingredients
- 300g plain flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Half a teaspoon ground ginger
- 125g dark muscovado sugar
- 200g mixed dried fruit
- 75g butter
- 3 eggs
- 150ml milk
Method
- Mix together flour, baking powder, spices, sugar and dried fruit.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add to the dry ingredients.
- Mix in the eggs and milk.
- Spoon the mixture into muffin cases, and bake at 200*C for 15 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack and decorate as you would like! We spread a little jam on the top, then add marzipan shapes to the top.
A lovely, quick and simple alternative to traditional Christmas cake, and lovely for lunchboxes or just a snack!
What is your favourite thing to make at Christmas?
Love this idea!! and the marzipan stars are a perfect touch. x
So need to try these, fancy sending some over?
Love the marzipan shapes, we got sent loads by hubby’s German auntie and now I know what I can do with it!
Linking in from #TastyTuesdays.
Great recipe, and I love the touch of marzipan! #TastyTuesdays
These look wonderful-so accomplished and pretty! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays. Please do add my badge or link back at the end of the post if you can, thanks.
I love the stars, so pretty
Beautiful. I love the stars on the top – very attractive. Thanks for linking up to #recipeoftheweek. Have Pinned and tweeted this post and there’s a fresh linky live now 🙂