Best Mini Fruitcakes Recipes

MINI FRUITCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350°. In a small saucepan, heat sherry, sugar and margarine until sugar is dissolved. Cool. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. In another bowl, beat egg and vanilla; stir into cooled sherry mixture until thoroughly combined. Add sherry mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moistened., In a large bowl, toss fruits and nuts to combine. Stir in batter. Fill 30 greased mini muffin cups with 1 tablespoon of mixture. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool in pan 3-4 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

MINI HONEY FRUITCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in honey and jam, and then eggs. Add flour mixture, and beat, alternating with ricotta. Beat in nuts and dried fruit.
• Press a square of parchment into each cup of a standard muffin tin to create a liner (you can also use baking cups). Divide batter evenly among liners. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer tin to a wire rack. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the honey glaze: Bring honey to a boil in a saucepan, and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and salt.
• Brush fruitcakes with glaze, and garnish with dried fruit. Brush again with glaze. Remove from pans. Let cool. Serve fruitcakes with Mixed Citrus Sauce.

MINI HONEY FRUITCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 1t salt.
• 2. Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in honey and jam, and then eggs. Add flour mixture, and beat, alternating with ricotta. Beat in nuts and dried fruit.
• 3. Press a square of parchment into each cup of a standard muffin tin to create a liner (you can also use baking cups). Divide batter evenly among liners. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer tin to a wire rack. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• 4. Meanwhile, make the honey glaze: Bring 1/2 cup honey to a boil in a saucepan, and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in 2T of lemon juice and pinch of salt.
• 5. Brush fruitcakes with glaze, and garnish with dried fruit. Brush again with glaze. Remove from pans. Let cool. There is also a Mixed Citrus Sauce as well. Under sauces catagory. Either way scrumptous. This is make with honey so diabetics can have a very small amount of it.

MINI MAGIC FRUITCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350^. Line 24 cup mini muffin pan with foil or paper liners and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl mix together the mince meat, and sweetened condensed milk and the eggs- until mixed well. In another large bowl combine the flour, baking soda,cinnamon and brown sugar;add the mixed fruit and nuts to the flour mixture and toss to coat them.
• 3. Add flour mixture to the egg mixture; mix just until blended. Fill mini cups 3/4 full with the batter, Bake for 35 minutes or until tested done with toothpick and the tops are golden.