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Baby fruit cakes

Name: Baby fruit cakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 150g butter; 300g sultanas; 300g currants; 180g soft brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 eggs, well beaten; 150g plain flour; 150g self-raising flour

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by Jill Dupleix

Food writer

Oct 03, 2015

These soft fruity little cakes are so easy to make, it's almost spooky. Don't go on a picnic without them.

150g butter
300g sultanas
300g currants
180g soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground mixed spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 eggs, well beaten
150g plain flour
150g self-raising flour

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 180°C.
2.

Combine the butter, sultanas, currants, sugar, spices, bicarbonate of soda and 250ml water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring, then remove from the heat and allow to cool.
3.

Add the eggs and beat well. Sift flours together and beat thoroughly into the mixture.
4.

Pour into lightly buttered or oiled muffin pan moulds or a muffin tray lined with muffin paper cases. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
5.

Allow to cool before removing from the moulds. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.