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hot cross bun cupcakes

Easter Hot Cross Bun Cupcakes

Karon Grieve
A super quick and easy recipe for Easter spice cupcakes that kids can make and love too
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course baking
Cuisine British
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 135 kcal

Equipment

  • 12 hole muffin tray

Ingredients
 

  • 30 g sultanas
  • 1 orange juice and zest
  • 125 g self raising flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 25 g soft dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon ground
  • 1/2 tsp mixed spice ground
  • 135 g butter softened
  • 2 eggs large
  • 1 1/2 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp honey runny honey

The icing

  • 70 g icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk
Metric - US Customary

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C
  • Zest and juice the orange and soak the sultanas in the orange juice for 30 minutes
  • Drain the sultanas and discard the juice and put these plus all other ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat for 1 minute
  • Spoon the batter into 12 cupcake cases and bake for 20 minutes till risen and golden and a toothpick comes out clean

The icing

  • Mix the icing sugar with milk and once cakes have cooled pipe a cross on each one and let them set before serving

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Notes

This makes 12 hot cross bun cupcakes, want more? Then just double the ingredients.
Remove the wax from the orange before testing by washing in hot soapy water with a nailbrush then rinsing thoroughly and patting dry on a clean tea towel.
Use any dried fruit you have to hand - sultanas, raisins or currants.

Nutrition

Calories: 135kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 43mgPotassium: 82mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 88IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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