roll out your marzipan on a flat surface sprinkled with a little icing sugar, using a round cutter, cut out 12 discs of marzipan to decorate the tops of the muffins and 12 smaller discs to be baked in the cakes

next cream the sugars and margarine
{i use an ancient Kenwood mixer}

slowly mix in the eggs

sift and mix in the flour
add the mixed spice to taste

mix in the raisons by hand
save the liquor that didn't get soaked up

pre-heat your oven to whatever temp you
normally cook cupcakes/muffins

add a small spoonfull of mixture
to each muffin case smooth out a little

add smaller disc of marzipan
then another spoonfull of cake mixture

cook 'em!
not sure how long i cooked them for as i was busy chatting away!
when they are golden brown and spring back to touch
they are done :o)

leave them to cool awhile
then using the saved Ameretto paint the bottoms of the discs of marzipan and stick to muffin top
{he he he}
i painted the tops too
then popped 'em under a medium grill
till they were toasted golden brown.

again leave them to cool
then mix up some icing
add a bit of colouring - i used violet paste
add a little dollop in middle and add eggs then drizzle the icing around the eggs to give impression of a nest
add a little more colour and repeat

QUICK EAT THEM - before someone else does!!!

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this recipe makes a dozen muffin sized cakes
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hopefully this all makes sense
i am a marzipan addict so i make the marzipan tops quite thick - you may want to use less marzipan!