2-Ingredient Mincemeat Christmas Cake (Easy Fruit Cake)

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2-Ingredient Mincemeat Christmas Cake (Easy Fruit Cake)

This 2 ingredient Christmas cake turns jars of mincemeat and self raising flour into a sweet, warmly spiced and tangy festive bake with a moist texture. With just 5 minutes of prep, it’s an easy way to bring Christmas flavour to the table.

It's also naturally vegan when made with vegan-friendly mincemeat, as many supermarket varieties are!

Prep Time5

Cook Time2 30

Total Time2 35

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: british

Keyword: christmas cake, christmas cake hack, easy christmas cake, fruit cake, fruitcake, traditional christmas cake

Servings: slices

Calories: 504kcal

Author: Vikkie Lee

Cost: £11

Equipment

Ingredients

1644 g Christmas Mincemeat (4 x 411g jars or homemade) See note 1
300 g Self raising flour

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Now preheat the oven to 150°c fan/170°c conventional, gas mark 3 or 340°f conventional/300°f fan.
Then transfer 4 x 411g jars of mincemeat (or homemade Christmas mincemeat) to a large mixing bowl.
Stir in the self raising flour until combined. If using homemade mincemeat, you'll need to add 140ml of orange juice to loosen the mix for easier stirring.
Line a deep springform cake tin (20-22 cm diameter) with baking paper then spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
Cut a large piece of baking paper twice the size of the cake tin, then fold it into 4 and cut a small notch out of the folded corner to create a vent.
Place over the cake and bake in the oven for 2:30 hours.
Test the centre of the cake with a skewer. If it doesn't come out clean, bake for a further 5 minutes and repeat if needed. Then remove from the oven and allow to cool completely in the tin.

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Notes

Note 1: homemade mincemeat tends to to be much thicker than store bought, so you'll need to add 140ml of orange juice to loosen.

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