Quick Christmas Cupcake

In connection with the upcoming holidays and baking I have a festive !!! In the absence of snow, frost and New Year’s mood, I create it artificially.)) The cupcake is very fragrant, orange liqueur and tangerines are deliciously combined with candied fruits. The taste of the holiday is guaranteed to you!

Ingredients

• Mandarins – 3 pcs.
• Dried fruits – 150 g (I have candied fruits, raisins, cranberries)
• Butter – 20 g
• Sugar – 2 teaspoon
• Orange liqueur – 2 tablespoons
• Creamy margarine – 150 g
• or butter – 150 g
• Sugar – 125 g
• Egg – 3 pcs.
• Flour – 150 g
• Baking powder – 1 teaspoon

Directions

1. Peel tangerines. Divide into wedges and leave for an hour to dry.
2. Heat the frying pan slightly, add 20 g of butter, add a teaspoon of sugar, stir. Add tangerines and fry on both sides for 3 minutes.
3. Pour candied fruits with liqueur and leave for an hour.
4. Then put in a skillet and dry until the remaining liquor evaporates.

   

5. Remove butter (margarine) and eggs from the refrigerator in advance, they should be at room temperature. Beat butter or margarine with sugar until cream. Add one egg at a time, beating each time. Pour in flour sifted with baking powder. Add candied fruits. Mix well. The dough should not be liquid! If the dough is thin, add flour.
6. Put in a mold, layering with tangerine wedges. I have 3 layers.
7. Add the dough one last time.
8. Preheat the oven to 160-170C and bake the Christmas cake for about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Sprinkle the hot cake with icing sugar. Decorate as desired. (Brush the tangerine slices with egg white and sprinkle with powder. Allow to dry.)
9. Cutaway ready-made Christmas cupcake.
10. This is how a Christmas cupcake looks from above.
11. Bon Appetit!!!