Submitted by Paulene Christie
3 Ingredient Christmas Fruit Cake - CUPCAKE SIZE
Serving: 12
Ingredients
- 750gm dried mixed fruit
- 560ml of milk iced coffee drink *see notes*
- 2 cups SR Flour
Instructions
- These are using our existing popular 3 ingredient fruit cake recipes but scaling them down to cupcake sizes for those who keep asking 🙂
Method
- Combine fruit and iced coffee in a bowl in fridge overnight - for 12hrs minimum
- After soaking time has completed, add flour to the soaked fruit and stir to combine well
- Divide this cake mix into 24 silicone cupcake cases
- Cook on high for 2.5hrs with tea towel trick in place
- Serve hot with a dollop of melting butter, serve hot or cold as a pudding dessert for Christmas or serve as individual cakes - however you prefer to enjoy them - but you will enjoy these yummy treats for sure!
Notes
- I used 2 x 375gm boxes of good quality fruit (Sunbeam brand)
- I used my favourite iced coffee milk drink but you can swap fluids of same volume for juices, chocolate milk or alcohol additions - just keep to total fluid of 560mls
- I cooked in a 7L searing slow cooker. It has a metal bowl so I placed the silicone cases directly onto slow cooker bottom. If using a ceramic style slow cooker bowl sit them in a cm of shallow water first to avoid dry cooking the bowl but take note this will slightly increase cooking time to allow for water to heat also.
- I cooked 2 batches of 12. The second batch will cook slightly faster since the cooker is already hot so just keep an eye on the second cook for time.
- I will store these in the fridge and consume within a few days, or freeze wrapped cakes individually
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This is a darn good easy yummy recipe , very moorish and not for sharing ?
I have a non stick searing bowl in my 6L, should I place the cupcake containers straight on the base?
This is explained in the notes section of this recipe Lois 🙂
What oven temp would you class as high.
These are slow cooker recipes – not oven recipes 🙂
Winner! So easy and will now be making this for Christmas .
I soaked the fruit and got ready to make them and found I had not received my silicone molds back from a “friend”.
I so made the whole cake instead and it turned out soft and wonderful.It is great with custard.
Only five stars but it deserves more
Thank you Sarah!
That’s lovely feedback 🙂
Can you tell us more about how you made it whole – as in direct into pot or in a cake tin etc? Times? What size is your cooker?
All that will be handy for others reading this also xx
When I had no cup cake moulds I used a foil bbq tray and moulded it to fit my 5.5 l contempo slow cooker.
I cooked the whole cake on low with the tea towel under the lid and set my alarm to check it every half hour. Very much an experiment to use up a bag of mixed fruit from last christmas.
The bonus was I had UHT custard in the cupboard.
Going to give this a try.
Perfect with a nice cup of coffee.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all. God bless ???
Is the 750g mixed fruit for 12 or 24? I only want to make 12
24 🙂
I’d like to cook these on 22nd. Will they keep well in the fridge until Christmas Day.
Yes that will be fine 🙂
Just finished cooking my second batch
made total of 20, I used Heart shaped silicone moulds as that was all I could find in the shops so close to Christmas lol and these worked well sat them on the bottom of my slow cooker (Brevile sear 7lt) the moulds came in a pack of 10 and just fitting too and making 20 in total and per instructions, 2.5 hours on high both times, These have turned out so yummy and moist and smell through the house is divine
I made this with brandy and ginger ale and a bit of spice….yummo
Great recipe! Soaked mixed fruit (sunbeam) in lactose free chocolate milk for 24hrs and mixed in flour. Used silicon cupcake moulds in ceramic slow cooker base with a little water in base. Could only do 8 at a time. First lot took about 2.25 hrs, next lot 2hrs and last lot about 2hrs. Turned out great. Fruit so juicy. Used tea towel under lid each time. Highly recommended!
Thanks Jan – Merry Christmas!! 🙂
I just made the mini 1 in the 1.5 litre the bottom did burn ( I did turn pot around ) I’ll try again tomorrow. it smells yum. custard will hide it
Do you mean this one Ally?
Hi I’ve just made this the cake I put in butterscotch schnapps and some coco powder too it cooked evenly and very pleasing to the eye with the cherries o can’t wait to try it
Great suggestion Karen! Love the butterscotch schnapps idea!
I used peach iced tea as the liquid when I make it. Delicious 🥰
Love that suggestion! Thanks Alison for sharing your tip with others 🙂
Super easy, mixed with chocolate milk , kids loved them as perfect size and even mother in law thought my cooking had stepped up 😂😜
Hahaha I love this feedback!! Classic 🙂