Mini Christmas Cakes

Name: Mini Christmas Cakes
Total time: 285 min
Ingredients: 300 g raisins; 150 g diced dried apricots (chopped 8 mm / 1/3"); mixed peel (diced 5mm / 1/5); 150 g glace cherries (chopped 8 mm / 1/3"); 180 g dates (diced 5mm / 1/5"); 1 cup apple juice (OR 1/3 brandy + 2/3 juice ); CAKE:; 115 g unsalted butter (softened ); 1½ cups brown sugar (packed (or dark brown sugar for a darker crumb,); ½ cup vegetable oil (or canola, peanut, grapeseed); 3 tbsp molasses or golden syrup; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp all spice; ½ tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp nutmeg; 3 eggs; ½ tsp baking powder; 1⅔ cups plain flour (all purpose flour); ¾ cup walnuts (chopped (optional)); DECORATING; ▢ Icing sugar (for dusting); ▢ Christmas fondant – see directions here; CHRISTMAS PUDDING DRIPPY GLAZE; 1½ ▢ 1 1/2 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar; 1 tbsp ▢ 1 tbsp / 15g unsalted butter (softened); ½ tsp vanilla; 1½ tbsp milk

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Delight in a moist, spiced fruit cake soaked in brandy juice, perfect for serving or gifting with a simple dusting of icing sugar.

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