Little Fruit Cakes

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes + cooling time (optional)
  • Cooking Time: 30 minutes
  • Servings: Makes 16
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Forget spending hours making a big Christmas cake, rather make these Little Fruit Cakes and everyone gets their own! Serve warm or cold!

Ingredients

  • 150g butter
  • 200g sultanas
  • 200g currants
  • 200g raisins
  • 2 tablespoons (40ml) brandy
  • 180g soft brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 cup (250ml) water
  • 1 cup (150g) plain flour
  • 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • Icing sugar, to serve

Instructions

  1. Soak dried fruits in brandy for an hour or two. Alternatively, microwave on high for a minute or two and then cool.
  2. Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).
  3. Place dried fruit mixture with butter, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, ginger, bicarbonate of soda and water in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil, stirring frequently until butter has melted and the sugar dissolved. Remove from heat.
  4. Sift in the two flours together, stir through (this also helps the mixture cool), then add the eggs and beat thoroughly.
  5. Spoon into a muffin tray lined with muffin paper cases. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  6. Remove from muffin tin and allow to cool.
  7. Make a stencil of a Christmas tree or snowflake or Christmas motif from plain white paper. Sift icing sugar over and serve. Plain cakes can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Notes

Lyndey’s Note: You can use any mixture of dried fruit which adds up to 600g for this recipe.

If you do want to make a big cake try My Mum’s Christmas Cake

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