Patricia W Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Calling all you clever people who make small individual christmas cakes, can you tell me do you use a normal christmas cake recipe, what do you cook them in and how long for? Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 oooh! I'v just read a recipe today for something like this. It's not a Christmas cake as such, but a fruit tea cake. http://www.thepinkwhisk.co.uk/2010/11/berry-tea-loaf.html I nearly bought some of the mini loaf cases when Iwas in Sainsburys a few days ago. Bet they'll all be gone now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I used to use empty ( and clean! ) small baked bean cans, using a normal Christmas cake recipe. I can't remember the cooking times for them - Christian is making them so hopefully he'll be along with timings for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I use one of these **CLICK**. I use double quantity of Delia's Rich Fruit Cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I use one of these **CLICK**. I use double quantity of Delia's Rich Fruit Cake. That's very clever! I wish I had known about these tins when I did mine. I used some teeny cake tins I found in TKMaxx of all places. I put them in a slow oven (150 degrees C) for about 3 hours and tested them often until they were done so I'm not sure how long it took all together. I used half measures of a modified Delia recipe to do two cakes (one for each of my brothers-in-law). The original recipe uses 2lb dried fruit, 5 eggs and 9 oz butter/sugar/flour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Christian is making them so hopefully he'll be along with timings for you. Yep!! I have made 30+ mini Christmas cakes, so far, this year I use baked bean tins too, the small size. Wash out thoroughly remembering to not use the ring pull to open the tin, as it leaves a lip. best to turn it upside down and use a tin opener. I line the inside and outside with baking parchment and place a disc of parchment in the base. I cook them for 45-50 minutes at 150-160C in a fan oven. Test with a skewer and if they come out clean, they are done. The Nigella easy action Christmas cake recipe makes 9-10 mini cakes. When they are cool, I wrap them in parchment paper (I have rolls of the stuff, find Waitrose to be the best quality) and then foil. They keep for months in a cool place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 Thanks Folks - that's the job for the weekend! Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 They look fab Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drcara Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Christian, that is such a good idea and although have made all my cakes this year, am definitely going to try it next year. Good skills x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 My mum made these little cakes for my work colleagues last year- they went down a storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
