Christmas Cake Recipe 4 Inch Tin

Eggs are the most difficult and we suggest you round up to 2 whole eggs.

Christmas cake recipe 4 inch tin. This recipe will make an 8 round cake. Would the cake mix be ok hanging around for this time. I have one 4 inch cake tin. Just microwave the dried fruit with juice and or brandy then stand for 1 hour to soak up the liquid.

Preheat the oven to 300 f. Cover tightly and store at room temperature. The key step that makes this so much faster to make than other fruit cakes is the fruit soaking step most recipes call for dried fruit to be soaked overnight. The baking times will of course be different.

If the cake is browning too rapidly cover the tin with a double layer of greaseproof or parchment paper after 2 1 2 hours. As a tradition i make a christmas cake in an 8 inch cake tin however this year i thought i would make 4 separate cakes in 4 inch tins as i like to send a portion of cake as a gift. Soak dried fruit in 4 tablespoons brandy or rum for at least 24 hours. And here s how the making part goes down.

Would it be possible to make the mix and cook them one after the other all on the same day. See my notes and tips below for baking times using other sized cake tins. When you want to bake a christmas cake but don t have the correct tin size mary berry comes to the rescue. Preheat oven to 170 c gas 3.

Bake in the center of the oven for 4 1 2 hours. Or a combination of both if you want to make small christmas cakes. Theoretically a 12 5cm round tin should have 40 of the recipe quantities of a 23cm round cake tin. For square cakes use the round quantities below and deduct 1 inch from the round cake chart or alternatively see the cake tin sizes chart above.

Using her calculator below simply enter your tin shape and size or the number of. So if you were adapting from nigella s traditional cake recipe 23cm version you would need 280g raisins 120g currants etc. I take a speedy approach. During the cooking time avoid opening the oven door too often as this may cause the cake to collapse.

The cooking temperature would be the same but it might take longer to cook and it s a good idea to turn the cake tin round in the oven a few times after it has had its first 4 hours or 3 hours for a 6 inch 15cm cake because the corners tend to cook faster than the middle. Would i use the same amount of ingredient for a 8 inch cake then divide evenly in 4 inch tins. This chart helps down and upscale cake recipe quantities and assumes that the recipe you are using is the most common size shape which is an 8 inch 20cm round cake and 3 inch 7 5cm deep. As 12 5cm 5 inch tins are a slightly unusual size it can be difficult to find an exact recipe.