Mini Christmas cake muffins with rum

Name: Mini Christmas cake muffins
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings

These moist and fruity mini rum Christmas cakes are just the right size - perfect for homemade Christmas gifts.

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By Saga Magazine

Prep time

30 mins

Cooking Time

50 mins

Serves

Ingredients

Put the currants, sultanas, raisins and glace cherries into a bowl. Add the rum, stirring well.
Cover and leave in a cool place for up to 2 days, though at least overnight. This plumps up the fruit to make the muffins deliciously moist.
Preheat the oven to 160°C/fan oven 140°C/Gas Mark 3. Put 8 paper or foil muffin cases into a muffin tin.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the Lurpak Unsalted butter and sugar until light and fluffy, using a wooden spoon or hand-held electric mixer. Gradually add the eggs, beating well between each addition.
Stir in the orange zest and orange juice. (Don’t worry if the mixture curdles).
Sift the flour, salt and mixed spice into the bowl, folding them through with a large metal spoon. Add the soaked dried fruits and stir thoroughly.
Share the mixture between the muffin cases. Bake for 50 minutes in the centre of the oven. Cool completely.
Put the caster sugar into a saucepan with 100ml water. Heat gently to dissolve, then boil for 1-2 minutes. Brush over the cakes and arrange the nuts and cherries on top. Brush again with the glaze – be careful as the glaze is really hot!