Mini Fruit Cakes

Mini Fruit Cakes ... These mini cakes are filled with fruits, nuts and chocolate. You can add or subtract fruits / nuts to suit your taste. Simple to make, yet so delicious!


Mini Fruit Cakes
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Makes : 36 mini cakes

Ingredients :

• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup castor sugar
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp.  vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp.  baking powder
• 1/4 tsp.  baking soda
• 1/4 tsp.  salt
• 2 tbsp.  milk
• 1 cup coarsely chopped tutti frutti / glazed cherries / candied fruit
• 1/4 cup  golden raisins
• 1/4 cup dried black currants
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped almonds
• 2/3 cups chocolate chunks / chocolate chips ( optional )
• Extra chocolate, melted for drizzle

Method :

• Heat oven to 180 C / 350 F. Lightly grease or paper-line mini muffin cups.
• Beat butter, castor sugar and brown sugar in large bowl until creamy.
• Beat in egg and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl; gradually mix into butter mixture.
• Add milk; stir until blended. Stir in tutti frutti, raisins, currants, almonds and chocolate chips.
• Spoon ( 1 heaping tablespoon ) batter into muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Drizzle melted chocolate over top of mini cakes, if desired.

Recipe adapted from : HERSHEY'S

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