Mince Pie Cupcakes

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    587

These festive treats are a modern twist on the classic mince pie and a great way to add mincemeat into your holiday baking. Spiced sponge filled with fruity mincemeat and finished with a lavish brandy buttercream.

recipe updated May 12, 2025

Ingredients

  • Butter icon
    Butter
    175 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    175 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    180 g
  • Mixed spice icon
    Mixed spice
    1 teaspoon
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    10 g
  • Mince pie filling icon
    Mince pie filling
    200 g
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    250 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    500 g
  • Brandy icon
    Brandy
    2 tablespoons
  • Sprinkles icon
    Sprinkles
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Cupcake pan - 12 cup
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
  • kCook icon Piping bag

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Line a clean cupcake pan
  3. Attach Creaming beater
  4. Add butter and caster sugar to the Kenwood Bowl
  5. Mix with splashguard fitted - 3 min, Speed 5
  6. Add egg to the Kenwood Bowl gradually while machine is running
  7. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 2 min, Speed 1
  8. Then add all purpose flour, mixed spice and baking powder to the Kenwood Bowl
  9. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 1 min, Speed 3
  10. Spoon mixture into cupcake pan
  11. Bake until skewer tests clean - 20 min, 180°C
  12. Remove from oven and let cool
  13. Using a cupcake corer or sharp knife, cut out the centre of each cupcake
  14. Fill with mince pie filling then set aside
  15. Clean Kenwood Bowl
  16. Attach Creaming beater
  17. Add butter to the Kenwood Bowl
  18. Mix with splashguard fitted until light and fluffy - 3 min, Speed 4
  19. Then add icing sugar to the Kenwood Bowl
  20. Mix with splashguard fitted until smooth - 3 min, Speed 3
  21. Then add brandy to the Kenwood Bowl
  22. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 30 sec, Speed 1
  23. Transfer buttercream to piping bag
  24. Pipe buttercream onto cupcakes
  25. Decorate with sprinkles
  26. Serve
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