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Petite Christmas Cakes

Name: Petite Christmas Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 115g butter or soft margarine; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 ¾ cups Chelsea White Sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 2 c self raising flour; ½ tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground cloves; 1/2 tsp salt; 4 Tbsp cocoa; 2 1/2 cups grated zucchini; 1/4 cup ground walnuts; ¼ c dark chocolate chips

Preparation

20 mins

Bake

50 mins

Difficulty

Hard

Servings

Delicious mini-me Christmas cakes, perfect for sharing or giving as gifts.

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Ingredients
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Ingredients

115g butter or soft margarine
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 ¾ cups Chelsea White Sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 c self raising flour
½ tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
4 Tbsp cocoa
2 1/2 cups grated zucchini
1/4 cup ground walnuts
¼ c dark chocolate chips

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Method

Put butter, sugar, fruit, sherry, spice, baking soda and syrup into a saucepan. Cook over a medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring often. Allow to cool (at least 1 hour).

Heat oven to 150°C and grease muffin tray (regular or Texas muffin sized). Beat eggs and stir through cooled fruit. Sift dry ingredients then mix thoroughly with the fruit mixture and orange zest. Spoon into muffin tray then bake for 50 - 55 minutes (regular muffin tin), or 60 - 65 minutes (Texas muffin tin). Decorate once cool.

Topping
Heat syrup, mix in fruit and nuts then spoon mixture carefully on to cakes and allow to set.

Makes 16 regular muffin sized cakes or 12 Texas muffin sized cakes.

Tip: This delicious, moist cake mix is perfect for a large family sized Christmas cake - double the mixture to make 2 medium sized Christmas cakes (20cm) or 1 large, deep (26cm) + 1 very small (10cm) Christmas cake. Triple line the sides of cake tin with baking paper, ensure it extends above the sides. Remember to adjust cooking time and check cakes regularly.