How to make Mini Christmas Cakes - Xmas Cake Recipe

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How to make Mini Christmas Cakes - Xmas Cake Recipe

These are miniature Christmas fruit cakes also known as Christmas Cake. These are individually sized portions. Perfect if you want to make them into Christmas gifts for your family and friends. Made with all the traditional ingredients, there is nothing missing from this recipe. These Christmas Cakes are rich, fruity and decadent. The only difference is their size.
They also present the opportunity for you to decorate them individually, maybe with a person's initials or just an ornament. The tops are marzipan and icing just like a proper Christmas Fruit Cake. If you make these I'd love to hear your feedback. I hope you enjoy this recipe, I've carefully considered the measurements so that you would have a flawless outcome with this bake for the holidays.

Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays, and I wish you all the best for 2023. Happy Baking everyone from Scrummy!

TIMINGS.
• Prep Time: 15 mins.
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 75 mins.
• N.B. It's best to soak the fruit overnight.

SERVINGS.
Makes 6 mini Christmas Cakes - 18 slices.

INGREDIENTS.
• 1¼ cups (175g/7oz) Raisins.
• 1¼ cups (175g/7oz) Currants.
• 1¼ cups (175g/7oz) Sultanas.
• 3 tbsps Brandy/Whiskey/Rum/kirsch.
• ½ cup + 3 tbsp (150g/5oz) Butter, softened.
• ¾ cup (150g/5oz) Dark Brown Sugar
(If using white sugar add 1 tbsp of Treacle/Molasses).
• 4 Medium Eggs.
• 1 cup + 1 tbsp (175g/7oz) Plain/All Purpose Flour.
• ½ tsp Mixed Spice.
• ¼ tsp Nutmeg.
• 1 tbsp Treacle/Molasses.
• ½ Orange Zest or 1 tbsp of Orange Juice.
• ½ Lemon Zest or 1 tbsp of Lemon Juice.
• ¼ cup (50g/1½oz) Glace Cherries.
• ¼ cup (50g/1½oz) Mixed Peel (optional).
• ½ cup + 1 tbsp (50g/1½oz) Ground Almonds.

OVEN TEMPERATURES.
Preheat the oven:
• Fan Oven: 140°C/280°F.
• Oven: 160°C/320°F.
• Gas Mark 3.

METHOD.

1. Place the raisins, sultanas and currants in a bowl and add the alcohol.
2. Soak for a few hours or overnight.
3. When the fruit is ready, preheat the oven to the above temperatures.
4. Grease 6 x 200g bean tins (the tin measures 6cm height x 7.5cm diameter) with melted butter and double line the bottoms and sides with greaseproof paper. Be careful as the rim of the tins may be sharp.
5. Whisk the butter and sugar until soft. Add in the eggs one at a time while continuing to mix the mixture.
6. Pour in the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, treacle/molasses, zest of orange and lemon and mix again until thoroughly combined.
7. Add the soaked fruit, glace cherries, mixed peel and ground almonds.
8. Using a spoon fold in the fruit.
9. Using a spoon, fill the tins to ¾ of the way full and level with the top with the back of a spoon. I make a small dip in the centre of each mini cake so that they don’t rise like “volcanoes” during baking.
10. Bake for 60-75 minutes and use a skewer to check that they are fully baked
11. Remove from the oven and while hot poke with a skewer making sure the skewer goes all the way to the bottom.
12. Feed each mini cake with ½ tbsp of alcohol. if storing the cakes for a few weeks before decorating wrap them in greaseproof paper and store them in a cool place.
N.B. You can continue to feed the mini cakes once a week if you wish.
13. Decorate the mini cakes when cold.
14. If required level the top of each of the mini cakes. Brush with a little marmalade/apricot jam.
15. Place a 7cm round disc of marzipan on top of the mini cake and push down.
16. Brush warm water on top of the marzipan and add a 7cm round disc of fondant icing.
17. Decorate with cranberries, Christmas cake decorations or fondant. If adding fondant decorations to the top, stick them with a little warm water.
18. Store in a cool, dry place (not the fridge) until ready to serve.
19. Mmm Scrummy!!!

STORAGE.
Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. It's best to wrap your cake in parchment/greaseproof paper and then in foil twice. After wrapping, pop the cake in an airtight container.

QUESTIONS.

If you have any questions about this Christmas Cake Recipe, please comment, and I will reply to you ASAP.

Happy Baking Everyone!

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