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Christmas pudding muffins with spiced rum frosting

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Christmas pudding muffins topped with spiced rum frosting

These beautiful Christmas pudding muffins are a gorgeous, festive treat to get you in the Christmas spirit, with plenty of fruit in the light, flavourful sponge, and a delicious spiced rum flavour to the creamy frosting.

They’re wonderfully fruity and just a little bit naughty – adapted slightly from a recipe sent in by the amazing Helen from The Crazy Kitchen.

Here’s what to do to make twelve delicious Christmas pudding muffins.

Ingredients

For the sponge

  • 150g (5.3 oz) dark soft brown sugar
  • 50g (1.8 oz) dried cherries
  • 50g (1.8 oz) sultanas
  • 50g (1.8 oz) raisins
  • zest of 1 orange, finely grated
  • zest of 1 lemon, finely grated
  • 150 ml (5 fl oz) Sunflower oil
  • 3 medium free range eggs
  • 1 large cooking apple, coarsely grated
  • 3 tbsp dark rum
  • 150g (5.3 oz) self raising flour
  • 50g (1.8 oz) ground almonds
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

For the frosting

  • 250g (8.8 oz) of icing sugar
  • 125g (4.4 oz) butter, softened
  • 3 tbsp dark rum
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp mixed spice
  • Your choice of sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C/355F (160C/320F fan). In a large bowl, add the sugar, cherries, sultanas, raisins, orange zest and lemon zest.

Sugar, cherries, sultanas, raisins, orange zest and lemon zest in a bowl

Add the oil, eggs, apple and rum and mix well.

Oil, eggs, apple and rum are added to the mixture

Add the flour, almonds, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice and cinnamon to the bowl and mix through.

Flour, almonds, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice and cinnamon are added to the Christmas pudding muffins mix
The finished Christmas pudding muffins mixture

Line a 12 hole muffin pan with muffin cases and share the batter evenly between them.

Christmas pudding muffin mix in muffin pan

Bake for approx 20 minutes, until spongy to touch. Turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

Freshly baked Christmas pudding muffins

Meanwhile, in a bowl beat the butter, icing sugar, rum, cinnamon, vanilla and mixed spice together until pale, smooth and creamy.

Preparing the spiced rum frosting for these Christmas pudding muffins
Spiced rum frosting in a bowl

Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes.

Christmas pudding muffins with piped spiced rum frosting

Finish off with sprinkles, if you like.

Christmas pudding muffins topped with frosting and sprinkles

Enjoy!

A top-down view of Christmas pudding muffins, cut in half

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Christmas pudding muffins with spiced rum frosting

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Helen – The Crazy Kitchen
Christmas pudding muffins are a gorgeous, festive treat to get you in the Christmas spirit, with plenty of fruit in the muffin, topped with a delicious spiced rum frosting.
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Ingredients

For the sponge

  • 150 g dark soft brown sugar
  • 50 g dried cherries
  • 50 g sultanas
  • 50 g raisins
  • zest of 1 orange finely grated
  • zest of 1 lemon finely grated
  • 150 ml Sunflower oil
  • 3 medium free range eggs
  • 1 large cooking apple coarsely grated
  • 3 tbsp dark rum
  • 150 g self raising flour
  • 50 g ground almonds
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

For the frosting

  • 250 g of icing sugar
  • 125 g butter softened
  • 3 tbsp dark rum
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp mixed spice
  • Your choice of sprinkles

Instructions

To makes the sponges

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/355F (160C/320F fan). In a large bowl, add the sugar, cherries, sultanas, raisins, orange zest and lemon zest.
  • Add the oil, eggs, apple and rum and mix well.
  • Add the flour, almonds, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice and cinnamon to the bowl and mix through.
  • Line a 12 hole muffin pan with muffin cases and share the batter evenly between them.
  • Bake for approx 20 minutes, until spongy to touch. Turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

To make the frosting

  • Meanwhile, in a bowl beat the butter, icing sugar, rum, cinnamon, vanilla and mixed spice together until pale, smooth and creamy.
  • Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes.
  • Finish off with sprinkles, if you like.

Nutrition

Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 201mg | Potassium: 125mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 9.5% | Vitamin C: 1.3% | Calcium: 4.3% | Iron: 4.9%
* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
Course: Festive makes
Keywords: Christmas, Christmas pudding, cupcakes, festive, muffins
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I’m off to eat some more – purely for research purposes, you understand. Are you tempted to try these delicious Christmas pudding muffins at home?

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For more festive baking goodness, try these spiced Christmas cupcakes with marzipan frosting.


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  1. Michele says

    26 November, 2018 at 11.26am

    Mmmm! These muffins sound wonderful. I’m in love with that spiced rum frosting! This is perfect for a holiday brunch or dessert!

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  8. Sherri says

    23 November, 2018 at 4.35pm

    These gorgeous muffins just scream CHRISTMAS to me! The flavors inside and that decadent frosting…drooling! Now I want to eat one, listen to Christmas music and wrap some presents! :)

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  13. Anna | Once Upon A Food Blog says

    22 November, 2018 at 11.26am

    I love Christmas pudding but for me it’s a Christmas Day only thing (although I’m always relieved when there’s some left over to finish off over the next few days!). So anything that tastes of Christmas pudding but is not the actual thing is a real bonus for me. It means I get all the gorgeous flavour without spoiling the Christmas day treat! I might try brandy instead of rum in the icing though as I absolutely love brandy butter!

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  15. Jenny Leonard says

    5 December, 2012 at 9.14pm

    I actually had these cupcakes at a Church fair last weekend and they were the most delicious thing ever, so I’m delighted you have not only named them, but also shared the recipe! Thank you to you both – they are absolutely gorgeous and will certainly be on my table for my Christmas party in 2 weeks. I hope I do you proud… :)

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