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Christmas spice buttercream

Name: Christmas spice buttercream
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 650g
Ingredients: 250g softened butter; 400g icing sugar; 2 tbsp milk; 1 tbsp festive spice

Miriam Nice

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Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:5 mins
- No cook
Easy
Makes 650g

Take your Christmas cupcakes to the next level with a frosting made using our festive spice. Perfect for adding seasonal cheer to your standard bakes

Gluten-free
Vegetarian

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250g softened butter
400g icing sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp festive spice

Nutrition: per serving

kcal291
fat17g
saturates11g
carbs34g
sugars33g
fibre0g
protein0g
salt0.4g

Method

step 1
Tip the butter into a large bowl and whisk with an electric hand whisk. Add the icing sugar, milk and festive spice mix. Mix well, first with a spoon, then with the electric beaters until smooth and fluffy. Makes enough for 1 x 20cm sandwich cake or 12 cupcakes.

RECIPE TIPS

MORE RECIPES WITH FESTIVE SPICE

You can also use the spice mix in other recipes, including our orange spice chicken wings, Christmas spice latte and honey spice cookies.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2017

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dawniegee77

3 years ago

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would be helpful if we knew what was in the festive spice or where to buy!?

goodfoodteam

3 years ago

Hi, thanks for your query. There's a link in the recipe to our recipe for 'Festive spice'. It's made up of the following ingredients: 40g ground cinnamon 30g ground coriander 2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp ground cloves 1 orange , zested 1 lemon , zested 2 tsp light brown sugar 1 tsp sea…