Mince Pie Cupcakes

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    35mins
  • 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 Oct 18, 2023

Ingredients

  • Butter icon
    Butter
    425 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
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    500 g
  • Brandy icon
    Brandy
    2 tablespoons
  • Sprinkles icon
    Sprinkles
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Cupcake pan - 12 cup
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Piping bag

Step preview

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