Christmas Cake & Individual Cakes (merged)

MrsX_2

This year I'd like to make individual christmas cakes for some of my friends and family, and give them as a gift with a small chunk of wensledale!

I've made them before, but they were slightly too big (I used treacle sponge containers). I'm thinking of using ramikins this year, so they will be realy small.

Does anyone have any idea's about other containers that could be used, and also any recepies for individual cakes, the cooking time was a bit hit and miss last time.

Thanks, Sara.

suec

small baked bean tins

MrsX_2

suec wrote: »

small baked bean tins

Good idea. Best start eating beans! Frrp!

angbrads

minimacka, I just made up her recipe for traditional xmas cake. its for an 8" round tin and divided it between 4 of these little tins. Quantity is perfect for 4.

princess_leia_3

angbrads wrote: »

minimacka, I just made up her recipe for traditional xmas cake. its for an 8" round tin and divided it between 4 of these little tins. Quantity is perfect for 4.

How long did you cook these for as I am just about to make them now :j:j
Thanks ever so much for the idea (and the kids liked the munching through 4 sponge puds :rotfl:)

TGarden30

Hi i'm trying out the following recipe for mini christmas cakes and I bought some ramekins to do them in. I think I have the mini cake bug as i've also tried mini carrot cakes as well they were lovely too.

Little Frosty Christmas Cakes
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2562/little-frosty-christmas-cakes

Its based on this apple fruit cake recipe http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2564/easy-apple-fruit-cake

Mini Carrot Cakes recipe
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3229/yummy-scrummy-carrot-cake
Makes enough for 7 ramekins (I greased the ramekins with butter and cut out circles of grease proof paper to line the bottom of the ramekins to prevent sticking) and I reduced the time in the oven to 30-35 minutes.

Then followed the iced frosting and drizzled thickly over them. To finish I put 2 tiny strands of orange zest/peel in a cross in the top centre. They look and tasted lovely.

PasturesNew

Small tins of pineapple are a good shape. Short but quite wide.

Valli

Use small tins as suggested then - save a tin, use it to cut circles of marzipan and ready to roll icing to exactly fit the top, ribbon round the side et voila!
Use a normal xmas cake recipe, shorten time, protect with brown paper and keep testing. You could even use the 'side' of the tin only and lay them on a baking sheet with greaseproof/baking parchment then they will be so much easier to get out of the tin. Presoak the fruit and 'feed' as you would a normal cake. (Assuming they are for adults).

If you buy Wensleydale waxed wheels they are going to look absolutely fabulous and waxed cheese has a longer 'sell by/use by date' IYSWIM).
This is ONE place you can get it (NOT a recommendation - I was thinking of what I had seen in the supermarkets)

http://www.yorkshiredalescheese.co.uk/shop/product.php?productid=16142&cat=251&bestseller=Y

You could even match the cake ribbon colour to the wax colour, too. Please may I have one?

savvy

Hi MrsX, I've merged your thread to this one to hopefully inspire others who hoping to do a similar thing, and aid future searches.

savvy

Valli

PurpleSkies wrote: »

I'm not really a big brandy drinker so don't want to buy a bottle just for putting in Christmas cake. Are there any other types of alcohol that would work well as an alternative?

Brandy, cognac, rum, port even. Not Barcardi though. Possibly shnapps but I haven't tries it!

You could try Lidl or Aldi for cheap booze then. Whatever you do use though it will keep for a long while. Presoak fruit in booze (at least overnight) then feed once a week - for mini cakes I would feed a teaspoon only. The easiest way to feed is turn over and feed the bottom - but keep it inverted. Just sprinkle it over - or if you have a medicine syringe use that for a more even distribution.