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Fruit Flake Christmas Cupcakes - Reindeer

Fruit Flake Christmas Cupcakes - Reindeer

Great Kids Baking Recipe
  • Preparation time: 30 minutes (plus cooling)
  • Cooking time: 20 minutes
  • Makes: 12
  • Tip: Use a vegetable peeler to shave chocolate. To trim pretzels, use a small sharp knife and a gentle sawing motion.
  • Tip: Cakes can be made a day ahead (store in an airtight container). However, they are best iced and decorated on the day of serving.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (45g) Sunbeam Almond Meal
  • ½ cup (75g) Strawberry Sultana Bursts
  • 125g butter, softened
  • ¾ cup caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup self raising flour
  • ½ cup milk
  • frosting:
  • 125g butter, softened
  • 1 ½ cups pure icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • caramel food colouring or Parisian Essence
  • decoration:
  • Sunbeam Glace Cherries (for nose)
  • Sunbeam Currants (for eyes)
  • Sunbeam Raisins, sliced (for mouth)
  • shaved chocolate, (for hair)
  • trimmed pretzels (for antlers)

Method

1.Preheat oven to 170ºC. Line a 12-hole regular size muffin pan with paper cases.
2.Cream, butter, sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour, almond meal, milk and Strawberry Sultana Bursts.
3.Divide batter between cases. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cooked. Cool on a wire rack.
4.Make frosting. Place butter, icing sugar and vanilla extract in a small bowl and beat with an electric mixer for 1 minute or until pale and light. Add a few drops of food colouring or Parisian Essence to achieve desired colour. Spread icing over cupcakes, then decorate.
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