Low-Fat Christmas Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Directions

1. 1

   1. Preheat oven to 180°C Line a muffin tin with patty cases.

2. 2

   2. Use a cake mixer to beat sugar and eggs together, until pale and thick and trebled in volume.

3. 3

   3. Combine flour, cranberries and mixed spice and vanilla. Fold this gently into the egg mixture.

4. 4

   4. Spoon mixture into prepared patty cases and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden and springy when gently pressed. Allow to cool then ice as below.

5. 5

   5. Icing (optional) combine 1/2 cup icing sugar and a little hot water to make a spreadable consistency. Ice the top of each cupcake and decorate wtih sprinkles or dried cranberries.