Christmas Cake Recipe Small Tin
And here s how the making part goes down.
Christmas cake recipe small tin. Cover tightly and store at room temperature. Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for about 4 4 hours or until the cake feels firm to the touch and is a rich golden brown. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Preheat the oven to 180 c gas mark 4.
Soak dried fruit in 4 tablespoons brandy or rum for at least 24 hours. Divide the cake batter evenly between the cups of the tin and bake on a low shelf for about 25 minutes or until well risen golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Brush the top of each cake with half of the apricot. Preheat oven to 170 c gas 3.
Cool the cakes in the tin for 2 3 minutes then turn onto a wire rack and leave until completely cold. I take a speedy approach. I would suggest half the recipe. I used small 200g sized tins for my christmas cakes but you can use 400g tins instead if this is what you have.
Spoon into the prepared cake tin and level the surface. Pour into the prepared tins and bake for 85 90 minutes until cooked through. Just microwave the dried fruit with juice and or brandy then stand for 1 hour to soak up the liquid. Line the base and sides of four baked bean tins small 415g empty cleaned with two layers of non stick baking paper.
Same temperature 140 on the lowest shelf in a conventional oven or 115 on any shelf in a fan oven. Cool to room temperature before icing. How to make christmas cake. If following the recipe above and using six tins the mixture won t completely fill the 400g tins but will bake just as well.