Recipe Christmas Cake Muffins

With my Christmas cakes made and all safely tucked away in tins, I feel a little bit cheated that I now have to wait for a slice after all that hard work. So this year, as a way to have my cake and eat it too; I've made Christmas cake muffins! And I'm really quite pleased with these little cups of festive goodness. Not only can I enjoy a little treat in the lead up to Christmas but I can also check my Christmas cake recipe and make sure I'm happy with this years batch.

For these muffins I made up another batch of my Christmas cake mix, filled 18 muffin cases 3 quarters full and baked for 35 minutes. A lot quicker that baking a cake 🙂  Have a quick look at my Christmas cake post for instructions and step my step pictures for making the Christmas cake mix.

This recipe makes 18 Christmas muffins so there's plenty to go around and I have lots of friends and family who are more than happy to receive a couple of muffins of Christmas cheer.

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Straight out of the oven and topped with a scoop of ice cream or a blob of thick brandy cream, these Christmas muffins are crazy good.

The mixture contains a bit of cocoa powder, freshly grated nutmeg and a helping of orange juice; flavours which are all heightened from the warmth of the oven. I was so happy with my baking triumph that I was left nibbling the last crumbs off the inside of case. However, for these cakes to be true Christmas cake muffins I felt I should give a least half of them a bit of icing and some Christmas decor. The other half I left as they were, as they are pretty good on their own and its nice to have the option of icing or brandy cream 🙂

If you're not a huge fan of Christmas cake, why not try these brownie chocolate muffins or if you're trying to keep it healthy then have a quick look at my flourless mint chocolate courgette muffins, which would make a fantastic alternative.

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So the trick with the decoration for these cakes is to make sure that once baked there is still a little gap at the top of the muffins cases where the icing can sit. Filling the cases 3 quarters full  with cake mix tends to work out about right. However, if you do decide to ice only half then you can afford to have a few cases that are maybe slightly over-filled and so don't leave enough room for icing.

Once the Christmas muffins had cooled and I'd selected the best ones for icing I mixed 4 tablespoons icing sugar with a tablespoon of water and carefully iced the cakes using a teaspoon to spread the icing to the edges of each case. Before the icing set I topped the Christmas muffins with  dried cranberries and my homemade sugared pecans and chocolate stars.

Deliciously easy and another reason to get the Christmas tunes on and bop around the kitchen, using a wooded spoon as a mic 🙂

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Loving these muffins? Then why not have a look at my Ginger spiced pumpkin muffins, chocolate muffins , or my Raspberry and lemon muffins

For larger bakes: Lemon drizzle cake, Apple crumble, bakewell tart, plum and rhubarb crumble, Yorkshire parkin recipe, sticky apple treacle tart, banana bread, Banana cake. Or why not try Roast Chestnuts at home.

If you also happen to be stuck for ideas for your Christmas shopping, then check out my Christmas gifts for foodies - jam packed full of present ideas for the food lovers in your life.

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**Estimated nutritional information per muffin and per 100g of un-iced Christmas cake muffin. If you want find out more about how the information is calculated and the sources used, please refer to my Nutrition Information Guide.Don't have time to make a Christmas cake this year? These easy Christmas cake muffins are a quick and tasty alternative to traditional Christmas cake, and best of all, they're ready in under 30 minutes!

Making a Christmas cake can be a bit time-consuming, especially when you have to factor in soaking the fruit! Plus, when you're the only person in your immediate family who actually likes Christmas cake, it can feel a bit of a chore!

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The muffins have all of the festive flavours of a rich fruit Christmas cake, without any of the hassle! They're also freezer-friendly!

One: Place the dry ingredients (plain flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice, cinnamon, and orange zest) into a large mixing bowl.

Two: Whisk together the cooled melted butter, eggs, and yogurt then pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and gently fold in.

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Four: Equally distribute the muffin batter between 12 muffin cases in a muffin tin, sprinkle over the demerara sugar, and bake for 16-18 minutes until golden brown and risen.

Serve the Christmas cake muffins at festive buffets with air fryer sausage rolls, cranberry and white chocolate blondies, and Christmas star biscuits.

Store -Once cooled, place the muffins in an airtight container or cake tin. They will keep fresh for up to 3 days. Muffins are best eaten on the day they are made though.

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Make sure all of the ingredients are at room temperature before using them, particularly the eggs. Then, make sure your raising agent is evenly distributed through the dry ingredients before adding the wet ingredients. It's also important to allow the melted butter to cool slightly before adding it to the other wet ingredients.

Tough muffins result from over-mixing the muffin batter. Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately first before mixing them together. Be gentle and it doesn't matter if the batter is a bit lumpy.Gentlyfold in additional ingredients like fruit, chocolate chips, and nuts.

I haven't tried a vegan version of this recipe but you could try substituting the butter and yogurt with dairy-free alternatives and replacing the eggs with apple sauce or flax egg.

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Theseeasy Christmas cake muffinsare a quick and tasty alternative to traditional Christmas cake, and best of all they're ready in under 30 minutes!

Store:Once cooled, place the muffins in an airtight container or cake tin. They will keep fresh for up to 3 days. Muffins are best eaten on the day they are made though.

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The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.

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