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Fruit Flake Christmas Cupcakes - Wreath

Fruit Flake Christmas Cupcakes - Wreath

Great Kids Baking Recipe
  • Preparation time: 1 hour
  • Cooking time: 30 minutes (plus cooling)
  • Makes: 6
  • Tip: Place a 4.5cm diameter cookie cutter in the center of the cupcake as a guide to creating the wreath.
  • 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

  • 1/3 cup Sunbeam Strawberry Sultana Bursts
  • 125g butter, softened
  • ¾ cup caster sugar
  • 1 tsp coconut essence
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ cups self raising flour
  • ¼ cup desiccated coconut
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • frosting:
  • 125g butter, softened
  • 1 ½ cups pure icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • for decoration:
  • ½ cup desiccated coconut mixed with green food colouring (for wreath)
  • Red jellybeans, trimmed (for bow)
  • Cachous balls (for baubles)

Method

1.Preheat oven to 170ºC. Line a 6-hole (1 cup capacity) Texas muffin pan with paper cases.
2.Place butter, sugar and coconut essence in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add flour, coconut, sour cream and milk; stir to combine. Stir in Strawberry Sultana Bursts.
3.Divide batter between cases. Bake 25 minutes or until cooked. Cool on a wire rack.
4.Make frosting. Place butter, icing sugar and vanilla in a small bowl and beat with an electric mixer for 1 minute or until pale and light. Spread icing over cupcakes, then decorate.
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