Santa’s Fruit Cake Cupcakes

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line 12 cup muffin tin with paper cups

Step 2

Coarsely chop half of the Claxton fruitcake and add to a mixing bowl along with all of the dry ingredients

Step 3

With a stand or hand mixer, mix together butter and sugar.

Step 4

Add egg and vanilla extract and blend until smooth.

Step 5

Add half of the flour mixer, then buttermilk, and then the remaining of the flour mixture until well combined

Step 6

Full muffin tin 2/3 full with the batter and bake for 18 minutes. Cool completely before adding the frosting.

Step 7

Beat cream cheese with butter and vanilla extract until smooth.

Step 8

Gradually add powdered sugar

Step 9

Remove 1/4 of the white frosting to a separate bowl

Step 10

Slowly add red food coloring to the mixer until you reach your desired color