Martha Washington Cupcakes
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 5 eggs, separated, at room temperature
- 2 cups total , chopped dried fruit (apples, pears, apricots, cherries, blueberries)
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon mace
- 1 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1/8 cup orange juice
- Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tin with paper baking cups.
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Cream butter, then slowly add to the egg whites.
- Slowly add sugar to the egg white/butter mixture, then add egg yolks.
- Add flour, mace, nutmeg, and orange juice gradually.
- By hand, stir in fruit and nuts.
- Pour into muffin tin and fill cups 1/2-2/3 full.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until done.
- Frost with any cream cheese frosting, or just dust with powdered sugar.
butter, eggs, total, almonds, sugar, flour, mace, nutmeg, orange juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/martha-washington-cupcakes-419120 (may not work)