Fruit cupcakes recipe | Mini Fruit Cakes | Christmas cupcakes | How to make fruit cupcakes

   These fruit cupcakes are quick and easy with a moist and tender center. Adding nuts and dry fruits add great taste and texture to the cupcakes. No special equipment required to make these cupcakes. A perfect tea time snack for Christmas and new year.

Fruit cupcakes recipe | Mini Fruit Cakes | Christmas cupcakes | How to make fruit cupcakes

Recipe category: Dessert

Author: Abarna Gopinath

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Baking time: 15 - 20 minutes

Servings: 10

Moist, flavourful, and tasty homemade Fruit cupcakes.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Milk
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup melted Butter
• 1/4 cup flavourless oil
• 1 and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp (chopped) Almonds
• 1 tbsp (chopped) Cashew nuts
• 2 tbsp Black raisins
• 2 tbsp golden raisins
• 2 tbsp (chopped) Cherries
• 2 tbsp (chopped) Dates
• 2 tbsp Tutti frutti

Instructions

Take chopped nuts and dry fruits in a bowl. Mix in some all-purpose flour and set aside.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and sugar. Mix in the vanilla extract, melted butter and flavourless oil.

Sieve together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Fold everything together gently.

Mix in the dry fruits and nuts.

Scoop the batter into muffin liners.

Bake the cupcakes for 15 to 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 170 degree Celsius or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

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Fruit cupcakes - Step by step pictures

Take chopped nuts and dry fruits in a bowl. Mix in some all-purpose flour and set aside.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and sugar. Mix in the vanilla extract, melted butter and flavourless oil.

Sieve together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Fold everything together gently.

Mix in the dry fruits and nuts.

Scoop the batter into muffin liners.

Bake the cupcakes for 15 to 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 170 degree Celsius or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.