Mini Christmas Cakes - ideal for gifting!
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Individual Christmas fruitcakes made with dried fruit, warm spices, and molasses, moist and dense without being dry. These keep well and make thoughtful gifts while serving beautifully at holiday gatherings.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 9- 300g / 10 oz raisins
- 150g / 5 oz diced dried apricots (, chopped 8 mm / 1/3")
- 75g / 2 1/2 oz mixed peel (, diced 5mm / 1/5)
- 150g / 5 oz glace cherries (, chopped 8 mm / 1/3")
- 180g / 6 oz dates (, diced 5mm / 1/5")
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp apple juice ( , OR 1/3 brandy + 2/3 juice (Note 2))
- 115g / 8 tbsp unsalted butter (, softened (1 US stick))
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar (, packed (or dark brown sugar for a darker crumb, Note 3))
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil ((or canola, peanut, grapeseed))
- 3 tbsp molasses or golden syrup ((Note 4))
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp all spice
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 2/3 cups plain flour ((all purpose flour))
- 3/4 cup walnuts (, chopped (optional))
- Icing sugar, for dusting
- Christmas fondant - see directions here
- 1 1/2 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp / 15g unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 - 3 tbsp milk
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 285M
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Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 2h 30m
- Sodium
- 224mg
- Total sugar
- 165g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 752mg
- Calcium
- 114mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 224MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.