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Microwave Christmas mug cake

Microwave Christmas mug cake served with custard

Microwave Christmas mug cake

Name: Microwave Christmas mug cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 50g butter; ½ tbsp brandy; 25g raisins; 25g sultanas; 25g mixed peel; 4 glacé or dried cherries chopped; 50g self-raising flour; 1 egg; 25g ground almonds; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon or mixed spice; 50g soft light brown sugar; brandy butter or custard, to serve

Samuel Goldsmith

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 3 mins

plus resting

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Make a large cake using a 600ml mug or halve the mixture to make one small cake instead of two. Enjoy with brandy butter or custard

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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50g butter
½ tbsp brandy
25g raisins
25g sultanas
25g mixed peel
4 glacé or dried cherries

chopped
50g self-raising flour
1 egg
25g ground almonds
¼ tsp ground cinnamon

or mixed spice
50g soft light brown sugar
brandy butter

or custard, to serve

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal635
fat31g
saturates14g
carbs77g
sugars47g
fibre2g
protein10g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Melt the butter in a 300ml mug in the microwave for 20-30 seconds on high. Tip in the brandy, raisins, sultanas, mixed peel and glacé cherries and heat for a further 45 seconds. Remove from the microwave and tip into a jug or bowl. Set aside.
step 2

Leave some of the remaining butter in the mug and use the rest to butter a second 300ml mug. If you want to turn out the cakes at the end, line the mugs with baking parchment. It’s easiest to put a piece in the base of each mug, then another around the inside wall. You will get neater edges if you cover the inside fully.
step 3

Add the remaining ingredients to the soaked fruit, mix to combine, then divide between the two mugs. Cook for 1 min 30 seconds until puffed up but not dry, then leave to stand for 2 mins. Eat out of the mug or turn out onto a plate. Serve warm with a spoonful of brandy butter or plenty of custard.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Christmas 2023

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