Spiced Cake/Cupcakes #Christmas Baking Contest

Name: Spiced Cake/Cupcakes #Christmas Baking Contest
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoons soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon powdered/grated nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon powdered cloves; 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger; 1/4 cup margarine or butter; 1/4 cup shortening; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence; 2 eggs; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk; Prepare the following at least 24 hours in advance for best results; 1 1/2 cup mixture of red, cherries, green cherries, orange peel, dry peel, raisins mixed with juice of one orange. Drain before using

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Mombasa

The hubby and I have a "midnight snack" tradition. It happens any time after the kids are in bed....not necessarily at midnight. We make a cup of cocoa or tea and eat a dessert with it. At Christmas time, when the tree is up, it's fun to sit by it and look at the lights. Spiced cupcakes hit the spot! :) The special twist is my experiment with added fruit. I was pleasantly surprised with how they turned out.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

24 servings

2 cupsflour
1 1/2 teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2 teaspoonssoda
1 teaspoonground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoonpowdered/grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoonpowdered cloves
1/4 teaspoonpowdered ginger
1/4 cupmargarine or butter
1/4 cupshortening
1 1/4 cupssugar
1/2 teaspoonvanilla essence
2eggs
1 1/4 cupsbuttermilk
Prepare the following at least 24 hours in advance for best results
1 1/2 cupmixture of red, cherries, green cherries, orange peel, dry peel, raisins mixed with juice of one orange. Drain before using

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Steps

15 minutes

1

In a bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. This is the dry mixture.
2

In another bowl, beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer or by hand.
3

Add sugar and vanilla and beat till combined.
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Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each.
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Add some dry mixture and beat. Add some buttermilk and beat. Do this till all the dry mixture and buttermilk is incorporated into the batter.
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You are welcome to forgo this addition if you wish. The cake is still great without this added step. Add a cup of fruit mixture. Fold gently into the batter. Reserve half a cup of the fruit mixture to sprinkle on top of each cupcake. Pour into cupcake pan. I filled them a little less than half way. Sprinkle fruit mixture and you're ready to bake! Bake at 180 for 15 minutes. For cakes, grease your pan, pour batter and bake at 180 for 35 minutes. Keep checking for doneness at the 30 minute mark.
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They turned out well! Very moist! The fruits really make this recipe special. Decorate the cupcakes as desired. I used a simple vanilla frosting and added sprinkles to make it festive!

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on December 15, 2018 08:34

Mombasa

I like baking! I like decorating things I bake even more! Looking for excuses to decorate. Excited to learn from great chefs like all of you here on Cookpad!