Fruitcake Cupcake Holiday Wreath
Fruitcake Cupcake Holiday Wreath
Author: The Chef
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Main dish
Ingredients
FRUIT
- 1 cup orange juice (240 mL)
- ½ cup dried apricot, chopped (95 g)
- ½ cup golden raisin, chopped (75 g)
- ¼ cup dried cherry, chopped (30 g)
- ½ cup raisin, chopped (75 g)
- ¼ cup dried fig, chopped (35 g)
- ¼ cup dried cranberry (25 g)
CAKE BATTER
- 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar (55 g)
- ¾ cup light brown sugar (165 g)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour, sifted (250 g)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ cup pecan, chopped (60 g)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- nonstick cooking spray, for greasing
ICING
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted (240 g)
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
Make the fruit:
- In a small pot, warm the orange juice over medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Add the dried apricots, golden raisins, dried cherries, raisins, dried figs, and dried cranberries. Simmer for 5 minutes, until the fruit absorbs some of the liquid.
- Transfer the fruit and their cooking liquid to a medium bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Soak and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight, then drain.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Make the cake batter:
- In a large bowl, cream the butter with an electric hand mixer until fluffy.
- Add the light and dark brown sugars and beat for 3 minutes, or until smooth and creamy.
- Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and beat until well combined.
- Add the vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt, and beat for 2 minutes, or until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking soda, pecans, lemon zest, and the soaked fruit, and fold with a rubber spatula until well incorporated.
- Grease 2 12-cup muffin tins with nonstick spray.
- Using a 2-tablespoon ice cream scoop, add a scoop of batter to each of the muffin cups.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool before icing.
Make the icing:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
- Drizzle the icing over the fruitcakes, then serve.
- Enjoy!
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A sweet spin on a popular holiday classic ?!Full Recipe: https://tasty.co/recipe/fruitcake-cupcake-holiday-wreath
Posted by Tasty on Friday, December 21, 2018
