8. KEELHAUL CUPCAKES

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Makes: Approximately 36

Here’s what you need:
• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 60g butter
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup milk
• 425g can John West Stoneless Black Cherries, well drained, chopped (reserve the juice for
  Bloodthirsty Punch)

Icing:

• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 30g butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Green food colouring
• Grub lollies

Here’s how to do it:

1. Sift flour and castor sugar into a large bowl. Rub butter into flour. Stir in beaten egg and milk and mix well. Gently fold in John West Stoneless Black Cherries.
2. Place spoonfuls of mixture into paper patty-lined small muffin pans and bake for 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 190°C. When cooked allow to stand in pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
3. To make icing, mix together icing sugar, butter, milk and green food colouring. Spread onto cakes and top with a grub lolly.

Setting Up Time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

 

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