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
- 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
- 1 orange zest, finely grated
- 1 lemon zest, 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) 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
- 2 tbsp sprinkles
Equipment
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
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
- 1 orange zest, finely grated
- 1 lemon zest, 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) 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
- 2 tbsp 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.
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Michele says
Mmmm! These muffins sound wonderful. I’m in love with that spiced rum frosting! This is perfect for a holiday brunch or dessert!
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I’ll definitely be making more batches of these delicious muffins for the festive season. I hope you enjoy them if you give them a go :)
Michelle - The Last Food Blog says
Oh, these look perfect! And that rum frosting? Yes please! Will definitely be adding these to our Christmas baking list.
Emily Leary says
Thanks Michelle. That’s great to hear – I’m sure you won’t be disappointed :)