Easy Mincemeat Christmas Cake
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A quick Christmas cake using jarred mincemeat, topped with marzipan and fondant icing. Lighter than traditional Christmas cake but still festive and spiced. Slice and serve with tea or coffee.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 12- 150 g butter (softened)
- 150 g dark soft brown sugar ((you can use light soft brown sugar if you prefer))
- 2 large eggs
- 411 g jar of mincemeat ((I use Tesco Finest))
- 200 g glacé cherries (halved (You can buy these ready halved to save time))
- 150 g self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 30 ml cream sherry ((I use Tesco Finest. Use apple juice if you don't like sherry or need this to be alcohol free.))
- 500 g marzipan ((I prefer the paler ‘natural’ colour… but the bright yellow stuff works too!))
- 250 g white fondant icing
- Icing sugar (US - confectioner's sugar) (for rolling out the marzipan and fondant icing)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 75M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 1h
- Sodium
- 294mg
- Total sugar
- 63g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 192mg
- Calcium
- 134mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 294MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.