Description
Delicious mini Christmas cakes perfect for festive gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250g mixed dried fruit
- 100g butter
- 100g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 50ml orange juice
- 50g chopped nuts
- 100g marzipan
- 200g icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160°C (320°F).
- Melt the butter and sugar together in a pan.
- Mix in the dried fruit and orange juice.
- Allow to cool slightly, then add eggs and mix well.
- Combine flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
- Add chopped nuts and mix.
- Pour the batter into mini cake tins.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Once cooled, cover with marzipan and icing.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container.
- Can be made a week in advance.
- Decorate with festive toppings if desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: mini christmas cakes, festive desserts, holiday baking