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Apple and Raisin Cupcakes

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Introduction

This is an Easter themed cupcake with the almond marzipan icing. When all else fails to make sense, make cupcakes!

This is an Easter themed cupcake with the almond marzipan icing. When all else fails to make sense, make cupcakes!

Ingredients

Makes: 12

Metric Cups
  • 125 grams unsalted butter
  • 125 grams caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 grams rice flour
  • 50 grams tapioca starch or coconut flour
  • 25 grams chopped nuts
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 eating apples
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 40 grams raisins
  • 70 grams ground almonds
  • 70 grams caster sugar or icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 squeeze lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon best vanilla extract
  • 4⅖ ounces unsalted butter
  • 4⅖ ounces superfine sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1¾ ounces rice flour
  • 1¾ ounces tapioca starch or coconut flour
  • ⅞ ounce chopped nuts
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 eating apples
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1⅖ ounces raisins
  • 2½ ounces almond meal
  • 2½ ounces superfine sugar or icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 squeeze lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon best vanilla extract

Method

Apple and Raisin Cupcakes is a community recipe submitted by blackpoppy and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • Mix the flours, sugar, butter, eggs together.
  • Add in the grated apple, raisin and chopped nuts and cinnamon.
  • Place into muffin cases and into muffin tins.
  • Blend the ground almonds, sugar, oil and lemon juice and vanilla together to make the marzipan icing.
  • Bake the cupcakes in a 200 degree hot oven for 15-20 mins and then top with the marzipan icing when cool.
  • Decorate with a few flaked almonds or dried fruit.
  • Mix the flours, sugar, butter, eggs together.
  • Add in the grated apple, raisin and chopped nuts and cinnamon.
  • Place into muffin cases and into muffin tins.
  • Blend the almond meal, sugar, oil and lemon juice and vanilla together to make the marzipan icing.
  • Bake the cupcakes in a 200 degree hot oven for 15-20 mins and then top with the marzipan icing when cool.
  • Decorate with a few flaked almonds or dried fruit.
  • Tell us what you think