Xmas Whoopie Cakes

Ingredients

• 125g butter softened
• 170g brown sugar
• 50g honey
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 300g self raising flour
• ½ tsp bicarbonate soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground mixed spice
• 160ml milk
  
  

For The Cream Cheese

• 125g cream cheese
• 70g butter softened
• 170g icing sugar sifted
  
  

For The Fruit Filling

• 30g currants
• 30g raisins chopped
• 40g toasted slivered almonds
• 30g prunes chopped
• 30g dates chopped
• 30g sultanas chopped
• 30g cranberries chopped
• 50g brown sugar
• Splash or rum, brandy or port
• 1 lemon zest
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 orange zest & juice ½ orange strained
  
  

Method

Whisk together the butter, sugar, honey and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add egg & whisk until combined. Sift together the dry ingredients & fold into the egg mixture alternatively with the milk. Spoon heaped teaspoons into a greased whoopie pan or onto a lined baking tray & bake at 180 °C for 7-10 minutes until golden brown & firm to the touch. Allow to cool completely.

For the Cream Cheese

Whisk the cream cheese and butter until light & fluffy. Add the icing sugar & whisk until combined.

For the Fruit Filling

Combine all ingredients together & allow the flavours to develop for as long as possible.

To Assemble

Fold the fruit mix into the cream cheese mix & combine. Spoon into the centre of a whoopie & top with another whoopie. Dust with icing sugar.