christmas cake tins

mandy_moo_1

i was gonna make some little xmas cakes as presents for friends/family this year, and i can't think what to use for the tins!

anyone any ideas, or what has anyone used successfully?

also, how long should i cook them for?

thanx x

weezl74

Hi mandy_moo, have you got a muffin tray or a tray for yorkshires? I was just thinkin' you could bake em in that?!

Pink.

Hi mandy_moo,

Another user used (clean) baked bean cans as tins. Have a look at this thread:

cake cake cakety cake

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elly2

Fab thread i am thinking of making some for my hampers but has anyone got any ideas as to how i could wrap them while also keeping them moist until christmas time please

Angelraesunshine

Last year i bought off ebay for about 75p a little cake tin molded into the shape of of a candy cane, or you can buy little kids sets that have miniature cake tins perfect for this sort of thing

code-a-holic

I was reading about xmas cakes somewhere on msn the other day and read about someone who used small baked bean tins. I thought it was genius! There was a recipie and photos too. I'll let you know if i can find it!

tracyburt

code-a-holic wrote: »

I was reading about xmas cakes somewhere on msn the other day and read about someone who used small baked bean tins. I thought it was genius! There was a recipie and photos too. I'll let you know if i can find it!

I used empty washed out tuna tins last year, lined with baking parchment in exactly the same way as I do my normal tin. As I only needed to do one I used my usual mix and just nicked a few spoons out for the little tin, then cooked at the same temperature but for a lot less time (couldn't say exactly how long but just tested it with a skewer). If I was doing more I would still stick with a full size recipe and just split it across probably 8 tins, just seeing how many it filled.

Sorry I can't be more specific but I tend to cook by eye as much as by the book, and only really came on to suggest tuna tins as they are a bit wider than bean tins!

lightisfading

the tins you get microwave sponge puds in! (ends cut off and washed, obviously). supermarkets do 'basics' cheap ones.

muz

Hi, I once made some in small, about 6 inch high I think, terracotta plant pots...
I lined the pots with baking parchment and then baked the cakes in them. Afterwards, I removed the cakes and painted the pots, then re-wrapped the cakes - you could use baking parchment, muslin, or just plain cling film. ...Put the cakes back into the pots and then wrapped the whole thing in cellophane and tied with ribbon!!
The cakes themselves I topped with nuts and dried fruits before baking, as the lady I made them for wasn't keen on icing!