Low-fat Christmas Cupcakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 180°c line a muffin tin with patty cases.
• 2 2. use a cake mixer to beat sugar and eggs together, until pale and thick and trebled in volume.
• 3 3. combine flour, cranberries and mixed spice and vanilla. fold this gently into the egg mixture.
• 4 4. spoon mixture into prepared patty cases and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden and springy when gently pressed. allow to cool then ice as below.
• 5 5. icing (optional) combine 1/2 cup icing sugar and a little hot water to make a spreadable consistency. ice the top of each cupcake and decorate wtih sprinkles or dried cranberries.