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• mariemcg

  15 November 2009

  mariemcg rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'm not a huge fan of fruit cake but I found these really tasty. They were very straight forward to make and looked lovely when finished. I did find that the mixture stretched much further than 12 cakes though. I made 18 and still felt that there wasn't quite enough room in the muffin cases to have a decent amount of marzipan and fondant icing. Next time I make them I'll put less in each case and make more of them. I'll be making them as part of my Christmas hampers for presents this year.

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• Debsdelight

  16 November 2009

  Debsdelight rated and commented on this recipe

  

  As soon as I did saw this recipe I had to try it! They were wonderful and so easy - I also had more mixture then for 12 but I have now bought deep muffin tins just for this recipe. I plan to make for all my colleagues at work (well it will be christmas)_

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• Saucy Minx

  27 November 2009

  Saucy Minx rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Make these for the school bazaar - went down a storm! Easy to make. Recipe did make more than 12 muffins and I had enough to make 6 small muffins too (cut down the cooking time by 5 mins). I also used ready made fondant icing and decorated using pens with edible ink.

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• sxmscorpio

  29 November 2009

  sxmscorpio rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I got 24 cupcakes out of this though I could have filled them more I suppose because they don't rise very much but I still would have gotten more than 12; not complaining though. They taste lovely, very close to Chritmas pudding. You cannot get fondant where I live and the recipes I found online made me tired at the thought of making something similar from scratch..so I just topped with regular icing (icing sugar and water). Gave just the right contrast in taste.

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• oyster

  03 December 2009

  oyster rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I agree with others you get more than 12. They were fantastic. I added any dried fruit i had, prunes apricots and cranberries. I used my favourite tipple cointreau and they were delicious

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• snowychristm

  09 December 2009

  snowychristm rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I too made more than 12.I agree they are fantastic.Two friends also made the cupcakes with variations of brandy and rum and slighly different amounts of spice and nuts and i can honestly say all recipes are great. I have 6 more just baking as i write this Thanks Good Food Mag ten out of ten!!!!

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• rigathistle

  10 December 2009

  rigathistle rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these for the International Bazaar here and got 14 out of the recipe so had one each for hubby and I to taste beforehand. Substituted whiskey for the brandy and made up the mix of dried fruits from what I could get at the market here. Turned out really well and will definitely make them again.

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• Ellen

  13 December 2009

  Ellen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Amazing. I made up a mix of dried fruits to taste and absolutely love these. They are much lighter and zestier than a traditional christmas cake and even people who don't like Christmas cake (like my Mum and Hubby) have loved these when 'testing' them. First time I made them there was far too much for 12 muffin case and I tried to fill the muffins to the top - making it messy when I iced them the second time I filled each case to 2/3s and made around 20. Definately a new family favourite.

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• Gail

  02 January 2010

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• Photocake

  26 March 2010

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• jo jo

  27 September 2010

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  yummy...the first batch i made were a bit dry (to much flour) but still tasty... second batch so moist i decorated them with little santas etc and made them into minature xmas cakes

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• PestoGal

  08 November 2010

  PestoGal commented on this recipe

  fancy giving this a go and taking as a Christmas treat to a friends party on boxing day. Does anyone know how far you can make the cakes in advance?

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• PestoGal

  08 November 2010

  PestoGal commented on this recipe

  Ignore my last comment! Just read the recipe properly and see they can last for 3 weeks.phew!

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• jan ok

  18 November 2010

  jan ok commented on this recipe

  It's my second year making these. They are so easy and much nicer than other xmas cakes. Thanks GH

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• Dawnrosewood

  21 November 2010

  Dawnrosewood commented on this recipe

  New to cupcake making, fed up making the usual cakes and wanted something special for Christmas, and I must say they are absolutely beautiful! Didnt change the recipe, used rum only because thats all we had, made approx 27 cakes using fairy cake sized foil cases in a muffin tin and filling 3/4 full (they dont rise). Dont think this batch will get decorated, plenty of willing people wanting to test them! Brilliant, thank you!

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• Jane

  28 November 2010

  Jane rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made a batch of these this afternoon. Like everyone else I found there was too much batter for 12 cakes and ended up with 20. I used muffin cases and tins and used an ice cream scoop as suggested to measure batter into muffin cases. Next time I shall half the mixture and not fill the cases more than two thirds full as there is little room for marzipan and icing. Hopefully I will then have the 12 cakes I wanted. Taste is good and mixture nice and moist.

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• Alison Bishop

  01 December 2010

  Alison Bishop commented on this recipe

  So very much looking forward to making these, where do I get gold/silver muffin cases and the lovely almonds.

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• Jeannie

  02 December 2010

  Jeannie commented on this recipe

  It's a lot easier if you just use an ordinary small bun receipe and then add mincemeat from a jar. Makes a very nice Christmas un.

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• Abi Likes Cake

  09 December 2010

  Abi Likes Cake commented on this recipe

  Hi Alison, I just got some lovely metallic cupcake cases delivered from craftcompany.co.uk today, would recommend them as they have loads to choose from but wherever you get them from make sure you get the larger case size as most supermarkets etc seem to sell cases only for fairy cakes! size i just found works well is 40mm deep, 50 or 55mm wide.

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• rubyfitz

  12 December 2010

  rubyfitz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very easy to make. Look terrific and taste divine This mixture went way further then stated in the recipe.

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Ingredients

FOR THE BATTER

• 200g dark muscovado sugar
• 175g butter , chopped
• 700g luxury mixed dried fruits
• 50g glacé cherries
• 2 tsp grated fresh root ginger
• zest and juice 1 orange
• 100ml dark rum , brandy or orange juice
• 85g/3oz pecan nuts, roughly chopped
• 3 large eggs , beaten
• 85g ground almonds
• 200g plain flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon

FOR THE ICING

• 400g pack ready-rolled marzipan (we used Dr Oetker)
• 4 tbsp warm apricot jam or shredless marmalade
• 500g pack fondant icing sugar
• icing sugar , for dusting

YOU WILL ALSO NEED

• 6 gold and 6 silver muffin cases
• 6 gold and 6 silver sugared almonds
• snowflake sprinkles

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Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 40 mins

Cook 45 mins

Can be frozen un-iced

Ingredients

FOR THE BATTER

• 200g dark muscovado sugar
• 175g butter , chopped
• 700g luxury mixed dried fruits
• 50g glacé cherries
• 2 tsp grated fresh root ginger
• zest and juice 1 orange
• 100ml dark rum , brandy or orange juice
• 85g/3oz pecan nuts, roughly chopped
• 3 large eggs , beaten
• 85g ground almonds
• 200g plain flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon

FOR THE ICING

• 400g pack ready-rolled marzipan (we used Dr Oetker)
• 4 tbsp warm apricot jam or shredless marmalade
• 500g pack fondant icing sugar
• icing sugar , for dusting

YOU WILL ALSO NEED

• 6 gold and 6 silver muffin cases
• 6 gold and 6 silver sugared almonds
• snowflake sprinkles

833 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 139g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 3g, sugar 125g, salt 0.44 g

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