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mincemeat loaf cake on a wire rack
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Mincemeat loaf cake

5 from 2 votes
Mincemeat loaf cake is the perfect Christmas bake. It's a simple bake for kids in the festive season and is perfect for using up a leftover jar or mincemeat.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Afternoon tea
Cuisine: British
Calories: 314
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 225 g (1 ¾ cup) self raising flour*
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 110 g (½ cup) margarine or butter, softened
  • 110 g (½ cup) soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 200 g (1 cup) mincemeat
  • 75 g (½ cup) sultanas

Equipment

  • Digital scales
  • Freestanding mixer
  • Measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • Spatula
  • 2 lb loaf tin
  • Wire rack

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 160C/140C Fan / 325F then grease and line a 2lb loaf tin with baking/parchment paper.
Mix everything together
  1. Measure out all the ingredients (except the mincemeat and fruit) in turn and add them to a large mixing bowl or free-standing mixer.
    Start by weighing the flour into a small bowl then put it into your mixing bowl.
    Add the baking powder. Make sure you level off the spoon before adding it to the mixing bowl so you add just the right amount.
    Do the same with the sugar.
    Add the baking margarine or butter.
    Crack the eggs into a small bowl before putting it in in the mixing bowl.
  2. Mix everything together with the k paddle of your free-standing mixer, a hand held mixer or just some wooden spoons until you have a nice smooth batter.
Add the mincemeat and sultanas
  1. Measure out the mincemeat and sultanas and add them to your mixing bowl. Using a spatula or wooden spoons, stir them all in until they are well mixed through.
Bake the mincemeat loaf cake
  1. Pour the mincemeat loaf batter into your prepared loaf tin.
    Bake it in the oven for 1 hour – 1 hour 10 minutes. It's ready when a metal skewer, sharp knife or toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
    If it starts to brown on top too much before it's fully baked, cover it the top with some tin foil.
  2. Remove the mincemeat loaf from the oven and leave it to cool in the tin before removing it from the tin and leaving it to cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

*If you only have plain or all-purpose flour, simply add 2 tsp of baking powder along with the equivalent amount of plain flour.