Friday, May 20, 2011

Candied Fruit Cupcakes & Awards


Candied Fruit Cupcakes ... Soft, buttery & moist cupcakes made with candied fruits.



Candied Fruit Cupcakes
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Makes : 9 cupcakes

Ingredients :
  • 4 oz.  butter, softened
  • 4 oz.  castor sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp.  vanilla extract
  • 4 oz.  plain flour
  • 1 tsp.  baking powder
  • 4 oz.  candied fruits
 Method :
  • Preheat the oven to 180 C. Place paper cups into muffin pan cups; set aside.
  • Cut the candied fruits into small pieces.
  • Combine plain flour & baking powder in a bowl. Sift & keep aside.
  • Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl.
  • Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
  • Add eggs; continue beating until creamy.
  • Add vanilla. Continue beating until well mixed.
  • Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture. Beat until well mixed.
  • Fold in the candied fruits.
  • Fill each paper-lined muffin cup with ( about 2 tbsp. ) batter. 
  • Bake at 180 C for about 14 - 16 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 
  • Allow to cool a little before removing from the pan, then place on a wire rack and allow to cool completely.



Linking this to Savory Sunday and Muffin Monday

Also I would like to thank Mehjabeen of Jabeen's Corner for sharing these awards with me. Please check her lovely blog for great recipes and ideas! Thank you so much Mehjabeen ... I really appreciate that you thought of me!

 
Here are the rules of the awards:
  1. Accept the award, post it in your blog with the link of the person who has given you. 
  2. Pass it on to 15 other bloggers to keep the ball rolling. 
  3. Let the nominated blogger know about their award ( by leaving a comment on their recent post ).  
I am gladly passing these awards ( In no particular order ) to these lovely bloggers: 
  1. Deepthidigvijay at Good Food Recipes 
  2. SouthIndianHome at South Indian Recipes
  3. Vardhini at vardhiniskitchen 
  4. Sonia at Nasi Lemak Lover 
  5. Radhika at Tickling Palates
  6. Suhaina at My Singapore Kitchen........  
  7. Katerina at Culinary Flavors
  8. Santosh Bangar at Santosh's Kitchen 
  9. Prathibha) at THE CHEF and HER KITCHEN 
  10. Eftychia at Dream of Cakes
  11. tanja at Tanja's Cooking Corner
  12. Neeru's at NEERU'S
  13. Food Glorious Food! at My Personal Food Journal
  14. Brittany at les rêves d'une boulangère 
  15. Kalyani at Kalyani's Kitchen
Dear friends, kindly accept these awards :)

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the recipe!!! 
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39 comments :

  1. RadhikaMay 20, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Cup cakes looks so yummy Ambreen and special congrats on the awards.

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  2. Hamaree RasoiMay 20, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Ambreen, congrats dear on these awards...
    with candied fruits this must have tasted yummy..looks so soft also

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  3. Priya SureshMay 20, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Those cupcakes looks damn cute and scrumptious..

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  4. Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak LoverMay 20, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Thanks for the award, you are so nice. Your cupcakes look so good, nice to have it with a cup of coffee.

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  5. Dreams of cakesMay 20, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Congradulations for the award. Thank you for choosing my blog to pass them on.

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  6. ShylajaMay 20, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Thanks for passing me the awards.Cup cakes looks so cute and delicious

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  7. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)May 20, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Thank you so much everyone for your sweet notes :)

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  8. Suja ManojMay 20, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Congrats dear..wish you many many more..
    Soft and yummy cup cakes..

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  9. SunandaMay 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Wow! well baked yummy cupcake looks awesome!!Congrats on your awards..

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  10. VardhiniMay 20, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Congrats on your awards and thanks for including me in your joy. Lots of hugs ..

    Vardhini
    VardhinisKitchen

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  11. KalyaniMay 20, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Cupcakes looks very delicious .........Congrats on ur awards and thank you very much for sharing the awards with me ......

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  12. aipiMay 20, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Had you been my neighbor I would have come over n finished the entire lot in a go :) Awesome looking!
    US Masala

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  13. Santosh BangarMay 20, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    cup cakes are looing so tempting and perfect baking
    congrats for awarda u deserved it may more come
    thanks for sharing with me i feel honoured.

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  14. tanjaMay 20, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Thank you so much Ambreen for the lovely Awards!!! I feel so honoured!

    Your cupcakes look YUMMIE and cute! :)

    Have a wonderful day!
    Tanja

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  15. JulieMay 20, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Simple yummmy cup cakes ,dear!!! congrats for the awards too,keep rocking!

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  16. RajiMay 20, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Nice and colourful cupcakes..love these.

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  17. PushpaMay 21, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    Congrats on the awards Ambreen,Cup cakes look adorable and yummy.

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  18. cook from dohaMay 21, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    yummy looking cup cakes.........nd congrats on your awards.........

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  19. divyaMay 21, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    Looks delicious and yummy ......Mouthwatering recipe.Congrats on ur awards..

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  20. Reshmi MaheshMay 21, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Congrats on the awards dear...cup cakes look super soft and delicious with candied fruits in it...

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  21. RevaMay 21, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Cupcakes looks super delicious. Congrats on your awards:) and best wishes for many more happy years of blogging.... Great work:)Congrats to all the bloggers who have been nominated:)
    Reva

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  22. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)May 21, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Thank you so much ladies for your wishes & wonderful comments. I really appreciate that!

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  23. RadhikaMay 21, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Thanks for sharing your awards with me.

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  24. Mary BergfeldMay 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    These really do look lovely. I'd love to sample one or two of them. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  25. Neeru'sMay 21, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    thanks for the award .....Ambreen.

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  26. Jayanthy KumaranMay 22, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    congrats dear on your awards...your blog deserve all of them..!
    cupcakes sounds yumm n super soft..
    Tasty Appetite
    Event: Letz Relishh Ice Creams

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  27. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)May 22, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Radhika, Neeru ... Thanks & you're welcome :)

    Mary ... Thank you for stopping by. It is always good to hear from you! You're welcome to have one :)

    Jay ... Thank you so much for the warm comment. So nice of you :)

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  28. Magia da InêsMay 22, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Olá, amiga!

    Passei para uma visitinha...

    O visual dos cup cakes é maravilhoso e apetitoso.
    Hummmmmmmm.... o sabor... frutas cristalizadas e baunilha... delicioso!!!

    Boa semana!
    Beijinhos.

    °º♫✿
    °º✿ Brasil
    º° ✿✿♥ ♫° ·.

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  29. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)May 22, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Thank you Magia da Inês for visiting & your lovely comment :)

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  30. Mehjabeen ArifMay 23, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    WOW.. They look wonderful.. So soft n moist.. perfect with a cup of chai..

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  31. BizzyMay 29, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    I am a dried fruit fan so this appeals to me, big time
    I invite you to share this with us at Bake with Bizzy. It would make a lovely addition to the linkys.

    http://bizzybakesb.blogspot.com/2011/05/bake-with-bizzy-2-almond-blueberry.html

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  32. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)May 29, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    Thank you so much Mehjabeen :)

    Thanks Bizzy for visiting me and for your nice words. Thanks for the invite, would love to add this :)

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  33. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)June 2, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Thank you Amanda for stopping by. Thank you so much for the invite, would love to share this :)

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  34. AlexandraJune 3, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Wow! I've never had candied fruit cupcakes! Please share your yummy recipe with our readers by linking up at Muffin (and Cupcake) Monday. Thanks! http://www.talkingdollarsandcents.net/muffin-monday-chocolate-coconut-muffins

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  35. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)June 3, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Thank you Alexandra for visiting. It would be a pleasure to share this with you :)

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  36. AlexandraJune 3, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Thanks so much for linking up at Muffin (and Cupcake) Monday!

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  37. The Daily SmashApril 12, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    These look so yummy. Love your blog come and check out my blog

    www.thedailysmash101.blogspot.com

    Have a great day

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