Mince Pie Rock Cakes
This year we’ve started making Mince Pie Rock Cakes and they are perfect to enjoy over the festive season – or as a tea time treat in January when you find a jar of leftover mincemeat in the cupboard!
Servings 16 cakes
Calories 276kcal
Ingredients
- 400 g Self raising flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 150 g caster sugar
- 150 g margarine or butter
- 200 g mixed dried fruit – currants/sultanas/mixed peel/glace cherries/cranberries etc
- 2 eggs
- 150 g mincemeat
Instructions
- Grease 2 baking sheets and preheat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6
- Sift the flour, salt and nutmeg into a bowl. Rub in the margarine until it looks like breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the sugar and dried fruit.
- Crack the eggs into a measuring jug and beat lightly. Add to the dry ingredients along with the mincemeat.
- Dollop the mixture into rocky heaps on the baking trays leaving space between them.
- Bake for 15-20 mins until golden browned. Cool on a wire rack.
*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.