I searched around the interweb yesterday and found a fruit cake muffin recipe on Serious Eats that was simple and looked good. Let's try it out!
1/2 t salt
2 c flour
2 sticks butter, at room temperature (I used margarine because we had some in the CE2 fridge)
1 c sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 c chopped glace cherries, plus more for garnish
1 c chopped candied pineapple
1 c chopped candied orange peel
1/2 c chopped dates
1/2 c raisins
(Instead, I used 1 pound of "fruit cake fruit")
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two muffin pans.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the salt and flour. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla extract. Beat in flour mixture in two additions.
- Add candied fruits to dough and mix until evenly distributed. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tops are golden. Garnish with a glace cherry, if desired.
I hesitated to tell the kids they were "fruit cake"muffins because of the negative connotation. So I called them "fruity" muffins until they decided they were good... then I spilled the beans.
Everyone enjoyed them, and it was fun to have the first fruit cake of the season :)
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