Little mince pie cakes

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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.
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.
3. Bake for 15-18 mins until golden brown and firm. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold.

Per serving

272 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, salt 0.4 g

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• Lyn's Food

  05 November 2007

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  I made these cakes late one Friday evening and they were delicious.

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• Mollie Bee

  12 November 2007

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  These were delicious - went down very well at home

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• Barfly

  12 November 2007

  Barfly rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these - changed butter to margarine - were delicious - looked more like muffins than the picture, very tasy indeed!

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• lisa

  20 November 2007

  lisa rated and commented on this recipe

  

  made these as a treat for people at work - everyone said how nice they were. I used more mincemeat then stated in the recipe as its something I really like! i will be making them again for christmas.

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• Puds, etc

  29 November 2007

  Puds, etc rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made these to try them out as a possible alternative to mince pies for Christmas. They taste wonderful and have gone down a storm with my work colleagues and family!! I substituted the mixed spice with a couple of teaspoons of cinnamon instead to give them a Christmasy feel. I will be making them again for Christmas.

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• Ali'sMenus

  06 December 2007

  Ali'sMenus rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made these cakes and converted some to butterfly cakes using brandy butter as the filling. Delicious!

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• jullybaby

  12 December 2007

  jullybaby commented on this recipe

  Made these as an alternative to mince pies and they flew out of the tin at college and there were some very happy plumbers and electricians at my husbands work...love the idea of brandy butter to make butterfly cakes - inspired!

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• Mary

  19 December 2007

  Mary rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these this week for a local toddler group, everyone loved them and had many requests for the recipe. A lot of people said they weren't keen on mince pies but loved these cakes. Great alternative to mince pies.

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• Jo

  06 January 2008

  Jo commented on this recipe

  I made these instead of mince pies and they were lovely - were more like muffins than the picture. One was left for Father Christmas - only crumbs left!

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• Mariella

  09 February 2008

  Mariella commented on this recipe

  I also made these instead of mincepies.My kids loved them as they are very soft and not very sweet.

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• valery

  09 August 2008

  valery rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Have made these every christmas since 2005 and they go down a treat. Very simple to make, without the hassle of rolling out pastry.

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• maggy

  29 April 2009

  maggy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely little cakes - much nicer than they look in the photo. I made mine in mini muffin tins and they were great. Will definitely make again next Christmas.

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• janet

  20 July 2009

  janet commented on this recipe

  They were so easy to make and delicious. I think I must have had small cake/bun tins as I made 12 but they would have looked better if they were smaller and I had made 14/16 Will make them again, a great way to finish a jar of mincemeat.

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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

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Serves 12

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 18 mins

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

Per serving

272 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, salt 0.4 g

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