Making Mini Christmas Cakes

Asked on 1 Nov 2020 by Susiesam

Hi - I’m going to make the Creole Christmas cake however am keen to make mini cakes as gifts - am I able to use smaller tins/ramekins to cook the cakes in - what size would you recommend and how long would I need to cook them for - thank you

Lindsey, Food Editor replied

Hello,

The problem with tiny Christmas cakes is that they do not benefit from the long slow caramelisation.

We haven’t made Christmas Cakes in ramekins but I expect they would bake in about 35 minutes.

Have you thought about making an 8 inch square cake and cutting into 4 like Delia’s Irish Whiskey Cakes…

Irish Whiskey Christmas Cakes

Or for smaller cakes you could do half the mixture in the same tin (probably 2 hours baking time) and cut it into 16 squares if you wanted little cakes. I think they would be about the same size as you’d have if made in a ramekin but they would have the depth of flavour that is achieved with longer cooking.

They would make lovely little gifts when individually decorated.

Kind regards

Lindsey

Susiesam replied

Thank you so much for the suggestions - will certainly try one of them and am sure they will turn out to be lovely
Sue