Christmas pudding muffins 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.

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.

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.

Enjoy!

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Christmas pudding muffins with spiced rum frosting

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.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time35 mins

Course: Festive makes

Cuisine: British

Keyword: Christmas, Christmas pudding, cupcakes, festive, muffins

Servings: 12

Calories: 464kcal

Author: Helen – The Crazy Kitchen

Ingredients

For the sponge

• 150 g (5.29 oz) dark soft brown sugar
• 50 g (1.76 oz) dried cherries
• 50 g (1.76 oz) sultanas
• 50 g (1.76 oz) raisins
• zest of 1 orange finely grated
• zest of 1 lemon finely grated
• 150 ml (5.07 floz) Sunflower oil
• 3 medium free range eggs
• 1 large cooking apple coarsely grated
• 3 tbsp dark rum
• 150 g (5.29 oz) self raising flour
• 50 g (1.76 oz) ground almonds
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon

For the frosting

• 250 g (8.82 oz) of icing sugar
• 125 g (4.41 oz) butter softened
• 3 tbsp dark rum
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp (0.25 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: 475IU | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 0.9mg

* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published. Cuisines identify the primary region of inspiration for a dish.

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