Martha Washington Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
5 eggs, separated, at room temperature
2 cups total , chopped dried fruit (apples, pears, apricots, cherries, blueberries)
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon mace
1 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg
1/8 cup orange juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tin with paper baking cups.
Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
Cream butter, then slowly add to the egg whites.
Slowly add sugar to the egg white/butter mixture, then add egg yolks.
Add flour, mace, nutmeg, and orange juice gradually.
By hand, stir in fruit and nuts.
Pour into muffin tin and fill cups 1/2-2/3 full.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until done.
Frost with any cream cheese frosting, or just dust with powdered sugar.