Christmas Cranberry Cupcake.

"Christmas Cranberry" Cupcake. Orange-Cardamom Spice Cake filled with Mulled Wine-Cranberry Curd, topped with Pomegranate Buttercream and a Sugared Cranberry.

To make the curd, I mulled some Syrah with Sugar, Cinnamon Sticks, Whole Cloves, Ginger, Cardamom, Oranges and Black Pepper. Then, I threw in some Cranberries and a bit more Sugar, cooked it down and added a bit of Cornstarch at the end until it was the right consistency.