Ingredients

  • 1kg Macphie Madeira Cake Mix
  • 145g cake margarine
  • 400g water 
  • Macphie Vanilla Frosting
  • Red colour
  • Peach colour
  • Black pin ice

Method

  1. Place the Madeira Cake Mix & margarine into a machine bowl fitted with a paddle, mix for 1 minute on slow speed,

  2. Add water and mix for 1 minute on slow speed, scrape down. Mix for a further 4 minutes on middle speed. Mix for a final minute on slow speed.

  3. Deposit 35g into lined paper cases and bake at 180°C for 25-30 mins.

  4. Once cupcakes are cool, pipe large swirls on top of 12 cupcakes with Macphie Vanilla Frosting.

  5. Blend Macphie Vanilla Frosting with colours to make up (pipe red frosting onto 6 cupcakes to make the hat and peach onto 5 for the face).

  6. Arrange into Santa formation and cut out circles from black pin ice for eyes and pipe on a small white bulb for pupils.