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Last Minute Christmas Cake
Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad
This cake is best baked and enjoyed over the festive season and will not keep for much longer. Ideal recipe for the last minute bake for Christmas sharing. This recipe uses festive store cupboard ingredients so no special shopping trip required!
| Preparation Time | 20 minutes |
|---|---|
| Baking Time | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Portions | 12 |
| Skill Level | Easy |
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Last Minute Christmas Cake Ingredients
| 125 grams | Butter softened | |
| 225 grams | Dark Muscovado (Billington's) |  |
| 150 grams | Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) |  |
| 125 grams | Plain Wholemeal Flour (Allinson) |  |
| 2.50 tsp | Baking Powder | |
| 1 | Lemon grated zest | |
| 1 | Orange grated zest | |
| 2 tbsp | Brandy | |
| 2 | Happy Eggs beaten |  |
| 400 grams | Mincemeat |
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How to make Last Minute Christmas Cake
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- Prepare a deep 23cm tin by lining the base and sides with greaseproof paper. Preheat the oven to 170 C/ fan 150 C/ gas mark 3
- Cream together the softened butter and the sugar. Stir in the zest of the lemon and orange. Mix in the flours, baking powder, eggs, brandy and mincemeat. Once all combined transfer to the perpared tin.
- Remember to flatten the mixture with the back of a spoon before tapping sharply on a worktop to settle the contents. Then make a smooth depression in the centre of the mixture to help it rise evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Leave in the tin for 30 minutes to cool then turn out with the paper still on. Leave to cool then decorate as you like. Remember his cake is best enjoyed fresh!
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