Sweet Mincemeat Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottom of springform cake pan with wax paper and butter the sides.
• Place flour, baking powder, sugar and 1/2 cup butter in large bowl. Stir in milk, mincemeat, eggs and lemon peel. Mix on low speed of electric mixer 2 minutes or until thoroughly combined. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 minutes. While cake is baking, mix all topping ingredients in small bowl. Remove cake from oven and spoon on topping. Return cake to oven and bake an additional 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Stir the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together; set aside.
• Cream the butter, orange rind and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light.
• Beat in the sugar.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Blend in the mincemeat.
• Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• Stir in the nuts.
• Turn the batter into either a greased 12-cup Bundt or tube pan or a greased 9" x 13" cake pan.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• If using a Bundt pan, bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until done.
• If using a cake pan, bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
• In either case, cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the pan and cool completely.
• Dust with icing sugar before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Line 12 bun tins with paper cases. Put the flour, sugar, spice, butter, eggs and milk into a mixing bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk or wooden spoon for 2-3 mins, until the mix is light and fluffy.
• Put a spoonful of cake mix in each case, then a rounded tsp of mincemeat. Cover the mincemeat with a spoonful of cake mix and smooth.
• Bake for 15-18 mins until golden brown and firm. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold.

Steps:

• Grease and flour 10" fluted tube pan.
• In medium mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; set aside.
• In another bowl, combine apple juice and whipping cream; set aside.
• In large bowl, sugar, eggs, beat well; add flour mixture.
• In small bowl, stir crumbled mincemeat with 2 tbsp flour till coated.
• Fold into batter.
• Turn into prepared pan.
• Bake at 325°F for 45-50 minutes.
• Test with toothpick inserted near the center should come out clean or just a few moist crumbs.
• Cool completely.on wire rack.invert from pan after 10-12 minutes.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and top with candied cherries.

Steps:

• Put pears into a non-stick frying pan with 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tbsp water. Cover, then cook over a medium heat for 10 mins until just tender, stirring every so often. There shouldn't be juices once the pears are cooked. Add the spice; leave to cool.
• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter then line the base and sides of a 20cm round, deep cake tin. Put butter, sugar, vanilla and ¼ tsp salt into a large bowl. Beat with an electric hand whisk until pale and fluffy. Add eggs and flour, beat until smooth, then fold in almonds with a spoon. Remove 85g batter and put into a small bowl. Into this add the plain flour and chop into the mix with a cutlery knife to make a soft, crumbly-looking mix.
• Spoon half the cake mix into the tin, top with half the pears, dot over half the mincemeat, then dollop the rest of the cake mix on top. Scatter with remaining pears, mincemeat, then the crumble mix. Sprinkle with final 1 tbsp sugar. Bake for 1½ hrs, covering with foil after 1 hr, until golden, risen and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then cool on a rack. Keep it in the lining paper, as this will help it stay moist. Will keep, well wrapped in an airtight tin, for 5 days. Freeze for 1 month.