Ultimate Mary Berry Small Christmas Cake
A beautifully crafted, moist small Christmas cake, perfect for holiday celebrations. This 6-inch delight is packed with dried fruits, nuts, and spices, making it a festive centerpiece.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 150 minutes
- Total Time: 170 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 100g butter, softened
- 100g dark muscovado sugar
- 125g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 200g currants
- 100g sultanas
- 100g glacé cherries, halved
- 50g candied peel
- Zest of 1 orange
- 50g blanched almonds, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 140°C (284°F).
- Grease and double-line a 6-inch round tin with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the softened butter, dark muscovado sugar, and eggs until smooth.
- Add in self-raising flour and mixed spice and mix until fully combined.
- Gently fold in currants, sultanas, glacé cherries, candied peel, orange zest, and chopped almonds.
- Spoon the mixture into your prepared tin, smoothing the top.
- Bake in the oven for 120-150 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely in the tin, then wrap tightly in clingfilm.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature butter and avoid overmixing the batter.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Find it online: https://us.recipesfood.org/small-christmas-cake/
