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Mini Fruit Cakes

Mini Fruit Cakes

  • Makes: 12 mini cakes
  • Preparation Time: 30 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 300g Sunbeam Mixed Fruit
  • 100g Sunbeam Glace Cherries
  • 100g Sunbeam Pitted Prunes, chopped
  • 70g Angas Park Cranberries
  • ¼ cup brandy
  • 250g butter, softened
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • ¼ cup treacle
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • 125ml water

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C
2.Combine fruit and brandy in a bowl, cover and set aside for 1 hour.
3.Using an electric mixer cream softened butter, brown sugar and treacle until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
4.Sift flour, mixed spice and cinnamon and stir into creamed mixture along with soaked fruit, mix well.
5.Spoon mixture into 1 cup capacity patty cases and bake for 25 – 35 minutes. To decorate drizzle tops with golden toffee, arrange a mixture of nuts (almonds, brazil nuts, cashews and macadamias) and drizzle toffee over nuts to set.
6.To make toffee, place sugar and water in a saucepan. Agitate while coming to the boil, leave to boil until mixture reduces and begins to turn caramel.
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