Nigella Lawson Christmas Cupcakes Recipe

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Nigella Lawson  Christmas Cupcakes
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper baking cups.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and soda, the mixed spice and salt.
  3. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in one-third of flour mixture followed by a tablespoon of the sour cream, repeating till all is used up.
  4. Put water, chocolate, and instant coffee in a pan and heat gently, just until the chocolate is melted. Fold this into the batter, but don't overbeat. The mixture will be very thin; so don't worry about that, advises Nigella.
  5. Pour batter carefully into waiting muffin cups and put in oven for about 20 minutes. The cakes should be cooked through but still dense and damp. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes then lift out carefully onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.
  6. To ice them, make up the royal icing according to the package instructions and cover the tops of the cupcakes thickly. Cut out holly leaves from the green fondant using a small holly-leaf cutter with veining stamp . Arrange 2 leaves on each cake, then then press on the cranberries, 2 or 3 to a cake, to represent the holly berries.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 313.39 Kcal (1312 kJ)
Calories from fat 50.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.63g 9%
Cholesterol 39.91mg 13%
Sodium 139.78mg 6%
Potassium 120.28mg 3%
Total Carbs 63.46g 21%
Sugars 19.64g 79%
Dietary Fiber 0.81g 3%
Protein 3.56g 7%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 54.8mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 308.97 Kcal (1294 kJ)
Calories from fat 49.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.55g 9%
Cholesterol 39.34mg 13%
Sodium 137.81mg 6%
Potassium 118.58mg 3%
Total Carbs 62.57g 21%
Sugars 19.36g 79%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%
Protein 3.51g 7%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 54mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.6
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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