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Little mince pie cakes

Little mince pie cakes

Name: Little mince pie cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175g self-raising flour; 100g light muscovado sugar; 1 tsp mixed spice; 175g softened butter; 3 eggs; 2 tbsp milk; about 140g mincemeat; icing sugar for dusting

Mary Cadogan

Serves 12

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins - 18 mins

A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.52 ratingsRate

75 comments

These miniature mince pies are sure to go down a treat with anyone with even a slightly sweet tooth

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175g self-raising flour
100g light muscovado sugar
1 tsp mixed spice
175g softened butter
3 eggs
2 tbsp milk
about 140g mincemeat
icing sugar
for dusting

Nutrition: per serving

kcal272
fat15g
saturates9g
carbs33g
sugars19g
fibre1g
protein4g
salt0.4g
low

Method

step 1
Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Line 12 bun tins with paper cases. Put the flour, sugar, spice, butter, eggs and milk into a mixing bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk or wooden spoon for 2-3 mins, until the mix is light and fluffy.
step 2
Put a spoonful of cake mix in each case, then a rounded tsp of mincemeat. Cover the mincemeat with a spoonful of cake mix and smooth.
step 3
Bake for 15-18 mins until golden brown and firm. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2005

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A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.52 ratings

Lindyjane

4 years ago

Lovely recipe, my husband thinks these are better than mince pies. Less hassle than pies.

Sarah.Heptinstall

4 years ago

This recipe is amazing these cakes taste so good. The sponge is moist and will be definitely making these at Xmas instead of the usual ones.

The only thing I will do differently next time is to use smaller bun cases as I only had enough mixture for 7. My fault not yours, but it does usually take…

bingylala72

5 years ago

question

GF Team,

Is it a dessertspoon of sponge mixture to a tsp mincemeat? And will it work with muffin cases?

Also, can they be reheated in the oven from frozen?

lulu_grimes

5 years ago

Hello, Use a tablespoon for the cake mix, yes muffin cases will be fine - though they are often bigger than cake cases so you will have to make fewer, larger cakes or have cases that are not so full when cooked. And yes they can be reheated in the oven but be careful you don't dry them out.

Calmar

5 years ago

question

I want to bake these on xmas eve, will they keep until boxing day? Thanks.

lulu_grimes

5 years ago

Hello, Thank you for your question, yes they will keep in an airtight container for 3-4 days. You could re-warm them briefly in a low oven before serving if you wanted.

Claire V

7 years ago

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Just made this as one large square cake, filled with some 18 month-old homemade jeweled mincemeat from the website, with a dash of whisky to perk things up a bit. Fantastic !