With Christmas fast approaching I’m always on the look out for different fruit cake ideas.
I usually make the normal cake in a square tin and give these as gifts, this year I’ve thought of a different idea.
Mini Fruit Cake Muffins. As I stated before I bought these really cool red mini muffin pans and they are great. Muffins come out bite size and don’t stick – excellent.
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Here we go…
- 375 grams mixed fruit
- 3/4 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 125 grams butter
Place the above ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 3 minutes and then remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- 1/2 cup Brandy
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 2 tblsp apricot jam
Add the above ingredients and mix well.
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Sift the above ingredients together and fold into the cake mixture.
Grease the muffin pan and fill with mixture. Bake in a moderate oven for 10 mins.
I topped mine with royal icing cut into star shapes and then put a silver sugar bead on top.
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PS: You can make these in a normal size muffin pan – just increase the cooking time by approximately 5 minutes.
ENJOY!!!
Thanks for this recipe. I have been looking for Christmas baking ideas for gifts – perfect! And I may have to have one or two myself!
Yes I found you can’t go past having a couple yourself. Thanks for the comment. Blessings
What a great twist on a classic favorite!! Thanks for popping by Feature Friday Link Party!!!
Thanks Kat, blessings
Well arent those the cutest little muffins, I love the star on the top, it adds so much!! So now I am curious how did you do the stars on top, is it a marzipan icing?
Thanks for stopping by to link your posts this week, always enjoy coming back to visit to see what you have been doing.
Have a great week, *Happy Holidays(
Oh My Heartsie Girl-Karren
Thanks Karren, the top icing is royal icing, I didn’t make it myself I bought it pre-made. Blessings and thanks for stopping by.
Loving how you decorated the mini muffins! Thanks for stopping by and sharing this recipe with us – you’re featured this week on Five Friday Finds! I’m looking forward to what you share this week. 🙂
Thanks for the feature CJ and for hosting, blessings