Mini Christmas Cakes In Muffin Tins

To decorate dust icing with a little icing sugar and roll out to 3mm thick.

Mini christmas cakes in muffin tins.

The cuteast little bite sized cakes. If following the recipe above and using six tins the mixture won t completely fill the 400g tins but will bake just as well. Cool the cakes in the tin for 2 3 minutes then turn onto a wire rack and leave until completely cold. Next challenge is to decorate them.

Bake at 325 for 22 24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Brush the top of each cake with half of the apricot. This delicious moist cake mix is perfect for a large family sized christmas cake double the mixture to make 2 medium sized christmas cakes 20cm or 1 large deep 26cm 1 very small 10cm christmas cake. Cut into star shapes using a cutter and place on top of cakes before serving.

If you want to serve individual cakes use larger muffin tins skip the crumbs and freeze the cakes until serving. Pecan pie mini muffins while these are delicious year round you could easily turn them into an edible christmas gift. Spoon into 6 x 1 cup capacity 250ml non stick muffin tins. The paper peels off the frozen cakes easily.

I made the 3 ingred. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. I also sprayed the liners lightly for easy removal. Triple line the sides of cake tin with baking paper ensure it.

Bake in batches if necessary at 150 c 300 f for about 40 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of a cake comes out clean. This plumps up the fruit to make the muffins deliciously moist. Recipe 1kg of fruit. They look festive on a decorative tray wrapped in red or green cellophane or tucked into a giveaway cookie plate.

While still hot splash cakes with a capful of extra brandy. When cooked remove muffin tins from the oven remove cakes in their papers from muffin tins and cool on racks. Divide the cake batter evenly between the cups of the tin and bake on a low shelf for about 25 minutes or until well risen golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Cover and leave in a cool place for up to 2 days though at least overnight.

What size tin cans should i use for mini cakes. Makes 16 regular muffin sized cakes or 12 texas muffin sized cakes. Soak overnight in 2 cups juice i used gingerale and 30ml brandy. Recipe yesterday ad baked them in mini muffin tins.

Fill paper lined miniature muffin cups almost full. Put 8 paper or foil muffin cases into a muffin tin. Bake for 45 minutes or until cakes are firm. I did bake about 8 minutes longer the suggested time.

Preheat the oven to 160 c fan oven 140 c gas mark 3.