The Nutcracker Land of Sweets Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cups (3 1/4 ounces) all purpose flour, sifted
• 3/4 cups (3 ounces) cake flour, sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• small pinch ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/2 cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (6 1/8 ounces) fine granulated sugar or regular granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup whole milk
• 3/4 cup plum jam (I used red plum jam)
• 4 large egg whites
• 1 1/3 cups (9 3/8 ounces) fine granulated sugar or regular granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) softened, unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract or pure vanilla etract
• 2 drops pink gel food color (I used Americolor deep pink)
• small gingerbread cookies
• mini candy canes
• assorted candies such as spice drops, gumdrops, peppermints,
• sprinkles or sugar pearls
• powdered sugar