Mary Berry Mini Christmas Cakes Recipe
Christmas is all about tradition and joy. Mary Berry Mini Christmas Cakes Recipe brings festive magic home. These little cakes are perfect for holiday celebrations.
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Mini cake tins
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Wooden Spoon
- Greaseproof paper
- Wire rack for cooling
- Electric mixer
- Sharp scissors
- Storage containers
Ingredients
- 225 g mixed dried fruits
- 100 g butter softened nicely
- 100 g dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 150 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice powder
- 50 ml brandy or orange juice
- Zest of one orange
- 200 g marzipan
- 200 g white fondant icing
- Apricot jam for sticking
- Icing sugar for dusting
- Christmas decorations
Instructions
- Soak dried fruits in brandy overnight.
- This makes them plump and juicy.
- If you prefer, use orange juice instead.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
- Let it sit in a cool place.
- Preheat your oven to 150°C.
- Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time slowly.
- Mix in flour and spice gently.
- Fold in the soaked fruits carefully.
- Add orange zest for extra flavor.
- Grease your mini cake tins well.
- Line them with greaseproof paper carefully.
- Fill each tin three-quarters full only.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
- Check with a skewer for doneness.
- Let cakes cool completely before decorating.
- Brush each cake with warm jam.
- Roll out marzipan quite thinly now.
- Cover each cake with marzipan layers.
- Then roll out white fondant icing.
- Cover the marzipan with fondant smoothly.
- Add your favorite Christmas decorations on top.
Notes
- Start preparing fruits two days early.
- This gives better flavor to cakes.
- Don't overmix your batter at all.
- Keep the mixing gentle and light.
- Check oven temperature with a thermometer always.
- Wrap cooled cakes in foil tightly.
- They stay fresh for three weeks.
- Feed cakes with brandy once weekly.
- This keeps them moist and delicious.
- Use quality dried fruits for taste.
- Cheap fruits don't taste as good.
- Let decorated cakes dry completely overnight.
- This sets the icing perfectly firm.