Recipe

SMALL CHRISTMAS CAKES

Something new and old to try this festive season taken from a 1920s recipe. Really simple to do and quantities can be varied to suit.

• Chopped apples • Raisins

• Brown sugar • Candied peel • Currants

• METHOD •

Take equal weight of chopped apples and raisins, brown sugar, candied peel and currants. To 1lb (454g) of mixture put juice and rind of lemon and 1/2 teaspoonful of mixed spice. Make into small cakes wrapped with fl aky pastry, brush over with egg white and sprinkle with sugar. Place in oven at 200 degrees centigrade for 10 to 15 minutes.