Mince Pie and Custard Cupcakes

mince pie and custard cupcakes
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Mince Pie and Custard Cupcakes; a warming, spiced cupcake laced with Christmas mincemeat, topped with a swirl of vanilla custard buttercream.

 

Mince pies are perhaps one of the most divisive of all the Christmas foods. Next to the stinky Brussels Sprout, of course.

mince pie and custard cupcakes

As adorable and inviting as they are, with their sugar-sprinkled shortcrust pastry, not everyone is a fan of their rich filling. Whether it be the sweet strength of the dried fruit, or the boozy flavour that permeates them, they just aren’t representative of a modern Christmas.

Personally, I love a mince pie. Being a firm advocate for all things carbohydrate, I do prefer a mince pie that is more pastry than filling, but I enjoy them nonetheless.

Tradition isn’t really my thing, hence the blog title, so I decided to sex up the old-fashioned idea of a mince pie into something more relevant. Now obviously, in fashionable cities and online, cupcakes are old news that everyone got over as soon as the Cronut appeared. However, do remember that I live in the North East of Scotland, an area of our planet that still finds things such as vegan food or salted caramel a genuinely shocking proposition. Cupcakes are still new and exciting in my part of the world, even if elsewhere they are a prospect old enough to be on its gap year from university by now.

mince pie and custard cupcakes

Enter stage left, the Mince Pie and Custard Cupcakes. A cosy, cinnamon spiked cupcake, laced with rich winter mincemeat and swirled with fluffy custard buttercream frosting. A bigger, and sexier, yet lighter, way to enjoy this Christmas tradition.

These were brought into my office tentatively, as I expected a few people to be mightily turned off by the fruity flavour, however they were snapped up and shared in no time. Another notch in my post of sugar-based social validation in the workplace.

mince pie and custard cupcakes

These Mince Pie and Custard Cupcakes are an excellent thing to bake with or for your family this season, and will be sure to impress whichever lucky sod you serve them up to!

Just try not to eat all the frosting beforehand, k?

mince pie and custard cupcakes

mince pie and custard cupcakes

These cupcakes might just be able to win over a mince pie skeptic, or if it doesn’t, you can eat theirs instead!


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2 Replies to “Mince Pie and Custard Cupcakes”

  1. OK, true confession time. I’ve never tried mincemeat before but your recipe and photos look so damn good, I’m tempted to try this recipe this weekend!

    1. I hadn’t tried it until a few years ago either, no shame haha! I hope you enjoy if you do 🙂

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