Christmas cupcake

Christmas cake is a delicacy without which the holiday will not convey all its fabulous atmosphere. Homemade baking creates coziness and brings the family together around a large festive table. There are many varieties of Christmas cupcakes. Each family has its own traditional recipe, which is passed down from generation to generation. The selection contains popular types of cupcakes for Catholic and Orthodox Christmas.

English Christmas cake with dried fruits soaked in cognac

An English Christmas cake with dried fruits soaked in cognac conveys the wonderful atmosphere of a fairy-tale celebration. Delicious pastries are easy to prepare, but require aging, just like preparing German stollen. For the cupcake, use your favorite nuts, candied fruits and dried fruits. It all depends on your imagination and capabilities.

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   Christmas cake can be easily prepared at home. Combine dried fruits and candied fruits in a common bowl and fill with alcohol. It's better to leave it for a day, I leave it overnight.
2. 
   Place the almonds in a container and steam with boiling water. Leave for 10 minutes. Remove the casing.
3. 
   Heat a dry frying pan. Add peeled almonds and dry the kernels.
4. 
   Place the dry butter in a bowl, add salt and sugar. Combine with an electric device until the mass becomes larger.
5. 
   Break the eggs into the airy mass, one at a time, mixing well after each.
6. 
   Grind the pre-cooled almonds in a coffee grinder or blender bowl. Transfer to a bowl. Add orange zest here too. Stir with a mixer.
7. 
   Squeeze the soaked dried fruits to remove excess alcohol, roll in flour and place into stock. Stir into the dough.
8. 
   Sift flour, ground cinnamon, ginger and baking powder through a sieve.
9. 
   Knead the mixture, breaking up any lumps. You should get a fairly sticky dough.
10. 
    Fill the baking container with fragrant dough. Preheat the oven in advance by setting the dial to 160 degrees. Place the dough and bake for 50 minutes. Check doneness with a skewer and increase time by 10 minutes if necessary.
11. 
    Remove the fragrant cake from the oven, pierce it with a skewer, pour over the alcohol that remains from soaking the dried fruits. Remove the cooled cake from the mold, wrap it in parchment and pack it in foil. Leave for 3 weeks, soaking in cognac every week.
12. 
    Transfer the finished cake to a plate. Pour over orange juice and sprinkle with powdered sugar, decorate with berries and fruits.
13. 
    Cut the Christmas cake into portions. Invite your family and friends and treat them to fragrant pastries. Enjoy!

Christmas cupcake with nuts

Every housewife can make a Christmas cake with nuts. Even if you are a novice cook, everything will turn out one hundred percent at the highest level. Delicate baked goods come out stunning. A budget cupcake will create a festive atmosphere and unite household members for a family feast.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 10

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Butter – 225 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 170 gr.
• Sour cream – 400 gr.
• Baking powder – 3 tsp.
• Soda – 1 tsp.
• Flour – 400 gr.

Additives:

• Ground cinnamon – 4 tsp.
• Chopped walnuts – 150 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Sort the walnuts from the partitions and shells. Chop and sprinkle with cinnamon. Unite.

Step 2. Place the soft butter in a bowl and add sugar. Combine with an electric device until the mass becomes larger. Add sour cream and mix.

Step 3. Break the eggs into the airy mass, one at a time, mixing well after each one.

Step 4. Sift flour, baking soda and baking powder through a sieve. You should get a fairly viscous mass.

Step 5. Fill the baking container with half of the dough. Distribute the aromatic nuts.

Step 6. Fill with the remaining dough. Use a rolling motion to smooth out the dough.

Step 7. Preheat the oven by setting the dial to 180 degrees. Place the biscuit dough and bake for 45 minutes. Check doneness with a skewer, if necessary, increase the time by another 10-15 minutes, covering the top with foil.

Step 8. Remove the fragrant cake from the oven and cool. Remove from the mold and transfer to a plate.Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into portions. Invite your family members and treat them to holiday baked goods. Enjoy your tea!

Classic Christmas cupcake with candied fruits

A classic Christmas cupcake with candied fruits is an incredibly delicious and fragrant treat that will leave you speechless. Spices create a cozy atmosphere and warm you up on a magical holiday, enveloping you in warmth and love. The dense and moist texture of the cake with hints of alcohol is a stunning end to the celebration. No one will refuse a spicy delicacy.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 10

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Butter – 200 gr.
• Honey – 3 tbsp.
• Ginger – ½ tsp.
• Cinnamon – ½ tsp.
• Nutmeg – ½ tsp.
• Chicken eggs – 4 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 200 gr.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Baking powder – 1 tsp.
• Flour – 200 gr.

For decoration:

• Lemon juice – 3 tbsp.
• Cocoa powder – 2 tsp.
• Powdered sugar – 100 gr.

Filling:

• Raisins – 70 gr.
• Cognac – 100 ml.
• Flour – 30 gr.
• Candied citrus fruits – 70 gr.
• Prunes – 70 gr.
• Dried apricots – 70 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse seedless dried fruits and dry on paper towels.

Step 2. Chop the dried apricots and prunes, combine them in a common container with raisins and candied fruits, and add alcohol. It’s better to leave it for a day; even a night is enough for me.

Step 3. Mix eggs with sugar, season with soft butter. Combine the components with an electrical device.

Step 4. Pour honey into the liquid mixture. Sprinkle with ground ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add salt to balance the flavor and enhance the irresistible flavor of the cake. Pass the flour and baking powder through a mug-sieve, enriching the mixture with oxygen.

Step 5.Squeeze the dried fruits soaked in cognac from excess alcohol or strain through a sieve, sprinkle with flour so that the sweets are evenly distributed in the future cupcake. Save the strained alcohol, it will be needed for impregnation.

Step 6. Add the flavor mixture to the dough. Stir in gently.

Step 7. Fill the baking container with the fragrant mixture. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the dough and bake for 45 minutes. Check doneness with a skewer. If the stick is dry, the cake is baked.

Step 8. Remove the fragrant cake from the oven, pierce it with a skewer, pour over the alcohol that remains from soaking the dried fruits. Remove the cooled cake from the mold, wrap it in parchment and pack it in foil. Leave for 1 week, every other day, soaking in cognac.

Step 9. Transfer the finished cake to a plate. Pour with glaze made from lemon juice and powdered sugar, decorate with cocoa powder or confectionery powder and beads. It all depends on the flight of your imagination. Invite your loved ones and treat them to a festive dessert. Enjoy your tea!

German Christmas cake Stollen

The German Christmas cake, Stollen, is prepared several weeks before the holiday of the same name. The holiday won't be the same without the traditional delicacy. On Christmas Eve, supermarket shelves are filled with treats in fancy packaging. Busy and practical Germans buy stollen, but there are also those who bake the cupcake themselves according to a family recipe.

Cooking time – 4 hours 30 minutes

Cooking time – 2 hours 30 minutes

Portions – 10

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Butter – 120 gr.
• Egg yolks – 6 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Dry yeast – 7 gr.
• Flour – 440 gr.
• Milk – ½ tbsp.
• Brown sugar – 3 tbsp.
• Lemon zest – ½ pc.
• Vanilla – ½ pod.

Additives:

• Mixture of any nuts – 2 tbsp.
• Mixture of candied citrus fruits – 0.5 tbsp.
• Dark raisins – 0.5 tbsp.
• Dark rum/liqueur – ½ tbsp.
• Flour - for dusting.

To cover:

• Powdered sugar - ½ tbsp.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Vanilla – ½ pod.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse the raisins and dry on paper towels. Combine nuts and candied fruits with raisins in a common bowl, add alcohol. It's better to leave it for a day. I leave it overnight.

Step 2. Squeeze the dried fruits soaked in rum from excess alcohol or strain through a sieve, sprinkle with flour so that the sweets are evenly distributed in the future cupcake. You won't need expressed alcohol.

Step 3. Dissolve granulated sugar and dry yeast in warm milk. Sift a little flour to make a mass like thick sour cream. Leave the dough to rise. With good yeast, 20 minutes will do.

Step 4. Combine soft butter with vanilla and lemon zest, grind until smooth.

Step 5. Add the yolks one at a time into a suitable soft dough, mixing well after each one. Add the flavored butter, salt and brown sugar and sift in the remaining flour. Knead the mass. The dough should be quite thick.

Step 6. Fold the floured sweets into the soft dough. Gently fold into the dough. Cover the dough with a towel and leave to rise. The process will take about 2 hours.

Step 7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Form the dough into an oval loaf. Make a depression in the center with the edge of your palm. Fold in half. Cover the dough with a towel and leave to rise. The proofing process will take 1 hour.

Step 8. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.Place the baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, cover with foil after 45 minutes. Check doneness with a skewer. If the stick is dry, the cake is baked.

Step 9. Melt the butter intended for coating and mix with vanilla.

Step 10. Remove the fragrant cake from the oven, generously coat with butter and sprinkle with powdered sugar. When the crust hardens, repeat the steps several more times. Remove the cooled cake from the mold, wrap it in parchment and pack it in foil. Leave for a couple of weeks to ripen.

Step 11. After a while, invite your loved ones to a festive tea party and treat them to dessert. Enjoy your tea!

Panettone - Italian Christmas cake

Panettone is an Italian Christmas cake that you should definitely try. Traditional baked goods take about three days to prepare. However, there is a simplified recipe that I want to share today. A mind-blowing treat creates a festive mood and a solemn, cozy atmosphere.

Cooking time – 4 hours 00 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 8

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Butter – 170 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 5 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 220 gr.
• Salt – 0.5 tsp.
• Dry yeast – 11 gr.
• Flour – 500 gr.
• Milk – 220 ml.

Additives:

• Orange zest – 2 tbsp.
• Almonds/hazelnuts – 2 tbsp.
• Nutmeg – a pinch.
• Dark chocolate – 100 gr.
• Cream 33% – 2 tbsp.
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1: Gather your groceries.

Step 2: Melt the butter.

Step 3. Pour in the heated milk and 5 egg yolks, leave the whites for the glaze, 2 will be enough. Combine content.

Step 4. In a separate bowl, mix oxygenated flour, dry yeast, salt and 100 grams of granulated sugar.

Step 5.Flavor with orange zest and nutmeg.

Step 6. Pour the liquid substance into the dry mixture.

Step 7. Knead the mass. The dough should be quite thick. Cover with a towel and leave to rise. The process will take 1.5 hours.

Step 8. While the dough is rising, grate the dark chocolate and refrigerate so that it does not melt.

Step 9. Add chocolate chips to the risen dough and quickly fold into the dough, trying to minimize contact with your hands.

Step 10: Form the dough into a ball.

Step 11. Line a baking container with baking paper and transfer the aromatic dough. Cover the dough with a towel and leave to rise. The proofing process will take 1 hour.

Step 12: Brush the top of the risen cake with heavy cream. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

Step 13. After a while, cover with foil. Reduce heat to 160 degrees and bake for another half hour. Check doneness with a skewer. If the stick is dry, the cake is baked.

Step 14. Remove the fragrant cake from the oven and cool. Remove from the mold and transfer to a plate.

Step 15. Dry the nuts in a hot dry frying pan.

Step 16. Chop the cooled nuts.

Step 17: Prepare the glaze. Beat 2 egg whites with the remaining granulated sugar until the sugar crystals are completely dissolved, pour in lemon juice and stir again.

Step 18. Pour egg white glaze over the cooled cake.

Step 19. Decorate the top with chopped nuts. The cake should stabilize and the frosting should set well.

Step 20. Cut into portions. Invite your household and treat them to fragrant pastries. Enjoy!

Curd Christmas cupcake

Curd Christmas cake is familiar to many.Homemade baked goods envelop you in warmth and lift your spirits, creating a festive atmosphere around you. The cake comes out moist and juicy. The filling of homemade baked goods may vary depending on your own preferences. Experiment and treat your loved ones!

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 6

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Butter – 100 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 125 gr.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Baking powder – 1.5 tsp.
• Soda – 0.5 tsp.
• Flour – 200 gr.
• Cottage cheese – 250 gr.

Additives:

• Orange zest – 1 tsp.
• Dried cranberries – 50 gr.
• Dried apricots – 50 gr.
• Raisins – 50 gr.
• Rum – 150 ml.
• Powdered sugar – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse dried apricots and raisins and dry on paper towels. Chop the dried apricots, combine in a common bowl with raisins and add alcohol. It’s better to leave it for a day; even a night is enough for me.

Step 2. Dense cottage cheese, it is better to take fatty or homemade cottage cheese, mash with a fork or rub through a sieve.

Step 3. Add softened butter to the mashed cottage cheese and combine the ingredients.

Step 4. Add sugar and stir again.

Step 5. Break the eggs into the soft mixture, one at a time, mixing well after each one.

Step 6. Add salt and sift flour, baking soda and baking powder through a sieve.

Step 7. Knead the mixture with a whisk as long as possible. The dough should be quite thick.

Step 8. Squeeze the soaked dried fruits from excess alcohol and add to the curd dough. Gently fold into the dough.

Step 9. Next, add dried cranberries and orange zest.

Step 10. Stir the dough thoroughly. Fill the baking container with fragrant dough. Preheat the oven in advance by setting the dial to 180 degrees. Place the dough and bake for 45 minutes.Check readiness with a skewer, if necessary, increase the time by another 10-15 minutes.

Step 11. Remove the fragrant cake from the oven and cool. Remove from the mold and transfer to a plate. Cut into portions. Invite your family and treat them to some juicy pastries. Enjoy!