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Mincemeat Middle Cupcakes

We decided to create mincemeat middle cupcakes as a twist on a jammy middle cupcake recipe and they’ve turned into something lovely to enjoy baking with the children over the festive season.
Course Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, British
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 221kcal

Ingredients

  • 280 g self raising flour
  • 175 g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 75 g melted butter or margarine
  • 80 g mincemeat
  • icing sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6
  • Line a muffin tray with cupcake cases
  • Put the flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla and butter in a bowl and mix well.
  • Share half the mixture between the cupcake cases
  • Put a teaspoon of mincemeat on top of the mixture in the centre of each cupcake case
  • Share the remaining batter between each of the cupcake cases, covering the mincemeat
  • Bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden brown
  • Leave to cool completely before dusting with icing sugar

*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.