How To Make Fruit Cake Muffins
Share the joys of the holiday with these fruit cake muffins, a tender spice cake filled with pecans and fruits, which are delicious, light, and flavorful.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupshortening
- ½cupsugar
- 3large eggs
- 1tbspvanilla extract
- 1½cupsflour
- ½tspbaking powder
- 1½tspcinnamon
- ¾tspnutmeg
- ½tspallspice
- ½tspsalt
- ¼tspcardamom
- ½cupcandied red cherries
- ½cupcandied green cherries
- 1½cupscandied pineapple
- 1cupgolden raisins
- 2cupspecans,chopped
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and line two muffin tins with muffin liners.
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Add your shortening and sugar to a stand mixer or a large bowl with a hand mixer on medium speed, and mix for 1 to 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
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Add in the eggs one at a time until fully combined, then add in the vanilla extract.
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Add in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt, and cardamom until just combined, then fold in the chopped dried fruit and walnuts.
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Scoop the mixture into the muffin liners using an ice cream scoop or a ¼ cup measure.
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Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Nutrition
- Calories: 177.83kcal
- Fat: 10.96g
- Saturated Fat: 1.82g
- Trans Fat: 0.56g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.37g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.15g
- Carbohydrates: 18.69g
- Fiber: 1.62g
- Sugar: 9.93g
- Protein: 2.69g
- Cholesterol: 23.25mg
- Sodium: 66.19mg
- Calcium: 25.06mg
- Potassium: 122.37mg
- Iron: 0.61mg
- Vitamin A: 10.77µg
- Vitamin C: 5.64mg
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