Mini Christmas cake |
For the mixture you need
100g butter
100g of soft brown sugar
340g of mixed fruit
130g plain flour
1 tsp mixed spice
2 eggs
Cream the butter and sugar together and then beat in the eggs.
Fold in the flour and mixed spices.
Stir in the fruit.
Now the clever part! For the tins I use small baked bean tins - you'll need the sort with ring tabs. Give them a good wash after you've eaten the contents, and then using a tin opener, carefully open the the bottom of the tin. Let the bottom you've just cut drop through to the top. The cut edge will rest nicely on the small lip left by the ring pull lid, and voila you have a mini loose base tin. Be careful as the base is sharp!
Mini loose base tin for free! |
5 little Christmas cakes |
allow them to cool on a cooling rack |
A simple way to marzipan and ice to follow!
P.S. I was going to do a separate post for Handmade Monday, but as usual I ran out of time! Why not go and visit everyone elses blogs and see what they've been up to?
What a great cake tin - a very good idea. Lovely recipe too. Hope you have a good week.
ReplyDeleteGenius cake tin - love it!! I like the idea of mini cakes. Enjoy! x
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for the cake tin, I'm definitely going to give this a try. I'll let you know how I get on :)
ReplyDeleteJan x
Great idea for a tin and I just may make some of these as I have a couple more large cakes to make and might do some extra mix for these to give away. xxx
ReplyDeleteThe baked bean tins are a great idea.
ReplyDeleteoooh mini Christmas cakes, yum!
ReplyDeleteyou're right, they do make fab gifts and yours look delicious :) x
What a great idea! The recipe looks like one I could use, and lovely Xmas pressies!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmmm cake! I now need cake :)
ReplyDeleteWill be back when I have cake :D
Very innovative
ReplyDeleteOh I can smell Christmas already and think the mini cakes are so much fun
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea. My mum hasn't succeeded in making a small cake she says it never turns out right. I'm going to pass your tin idea and recipe on to her. Thanks
ReplyDeleteAli x
What a brilliant idea, will certainly start saving my tins now. Thanks for posting the recipe as well.
ReplyDeleteOhhh yummy looking cakes! I bet they go down really well as presents :-) Simmi x
ReplyDeleteBrilliant tip about the tins!
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