Christmas Cake with Fruit Mince
This easy cake uses jarred fruit mince, glace cherries, currants and almonds to create all the flavours of a Christmas pudding in a cake. Easy and delicious.
Ingredients
Makes: 1 cake
- 150g soft margarine
- 150g light muscovado sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups (250g) self-raising flour
- 400g jar fruit mince
- 50g glace cherries
- 125g currants
- 50g whole almonds, chopped
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:1hour30min ›
Ready in:1hour45min
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C and grease and line a cake tin.
- Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl and beat for 1 minute until thoroughly combined. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.
- Bake 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. The cake should be shrinking slightly from the sides of the tin.
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have made this cake for a few years now and it is fab every time everyone comments on how moist and tasty it is better than a bought christmas cake you wont be let down with this one and oh so easy to make - 20 Dec 2010 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)
this is the best recipe for christmas cake i have ever had,never tasted a nicer one and so moist ,i did tweek it ,i used sultanas instead of currants and left out the nuts ,excellent recipe though and so easy, quick and a lot cheaper - 30 Nov 2012 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)
I was reading this recipe and thought - it can't be this easy - Well it is! Why on earth would you spend hours and money on making a Christmas cake the old way when you have this recipe - brilliant! - 05 Nov 2012 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)