Yes I know it seems everyone has been making things for Christmas and you have been too busy to start. Well, here is the best last minute Christmas Cake that you will find. Its easy, fast and takes no marinating or beating and uses just the one pot. Decorate them or leave them plain. Bite sized Christmas cakes make so much sense don’t they?
Mini Last Minute Christmas Cakes
Ingredients
- 250 gm butter unsalted diced
- 330 gm sultanas 2 cups
- 320 gm currants 2 cups
- 250 gm figs, dried chopped, 1 cup
- 150 gm dried cranberries 1 cup
- 1/2 cup golden syrup or treacle
- 160 gm brown sugar
- 1 whole orange zest
- 1 whole lemon zest
- 250 ml juice squeezed from the orange and lemon with water added to measure to 250 ml
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons mixed spice
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 4 whole eggs beaten
- 225 gm SR flour
- 150 gm plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon bi carb soda
Instructions
- Pre- heat the oven to 170 degrees.
- You will need 12 deep muffin papers or a Texan size muffin tin. Or even smaller ones if you like. ( you can make one whole cake too 10 in or 24 cm) Spray the moulds well or paper if using a cake tin around.
- Place the first 13 ingredients into a pot large enough to hold all the ingredients. (That's everything except the eggs and flour) Heat till the sugar is just melted and the ingredients are combined. Stir well and cool.
- Using the same pot, mix in the eggs then the sifted flours and bi carb. Stir till combined
- Pour into individual moulds (or 1 cake tin) . Leave a little room at the top as the cakes will rise.
- Bake until they are firm to touch for small about 15 minutes ( mini muffin) and up to 30 min ( muffin size) or a cake will take around 1 hour. Test with a skewer , it should come out clean . Remove then cool.
- Ice these delicious little cakes or eat them plain. Find ideas below for serving.
Notes
Suggestions
You can use alcohol like brandy or sherry as part of the liquid allowance (instead of just juice)
You can also make this in a 10 in (24 cm tin) too!
These little cakes can be decorated with roll out sugar icing. Or you can douse them in a little syrup when they come out of the oven.
To make a Syrup
250 ml lemon juice or combo lemon and orange juice, boiled with 200 gm caster sugar for 5 minutes or until combined and shiny. You can add a liqueur to this too of course. Replace some of the juice with alcohol .
Try some , they’re easy!
What beautiful little bites, makes me wish I had one right now! Happy Holidays to you!
Thanks Sylvie. Have a lovely holiday
They look divine and picture perfect!
What a perfect way to avoid over-indulgence over the holidays – portion control personified! They’d also make very nice home-made gifts, too. Love ’em!
Hey Amanda, thanks. I do love the single portion idea too!
They are so cute! And everything bite sized is calorie free too-perfect for the Christmas season! 😛
Oh indeed no calories the smaller they are!
I just wanted to say a big Merry Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful day! 😀
A fabulous holiday recipe. I love mini cakes..they are so pretty with the icing.
Thanks Angie
ohh you are a clever chook!
Oh Bec, you should talk!
Gorgeous!!!! I love the idea of mini Christmas cakes. Especially when people are so likely to overindulge at Christmas. This way you can have a little taste of Christmas without over eating.
Yes it means you can fit something of everything in!
Absolutely delicious Tania.
Thanks Laurie, hope you enjoyed !
These are lovely and sound delicious with all the chopped fruit!
Thanks Faith , I love fruit cake