Mincemeat Loaf Cake

Mincemeat Loaf Cake, a festival dessert that is super easy to make with just a few simple ingredient. if you happen to have some mincemeat left in a jar and a few fried fruit, you can put them to great use in this moist and flavourful cake that tastes exactly like Christmas. If you love mince pies or want something quicker, lighter and easier than a full Christmas cake with your afternoon tea, this is the perfect bake for you.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup melted butter
• ¾ cup milk
• 1¼ cups jarred mincemeat
• 2½ cups plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Glaze:

• ½ cup icing sugar
• 1 tbsp double cream
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ginger

Method:

Beat the eggs, sugar and bitter together.

Stir in the milk and mincemeat.

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and whisk.

Pour it all at once into the wet ingredients and mix well. Pour into a well greased loaf pan.

Bake at 175ºC/160ºC for fan assist oven for 50-60 minutes, when the skewer inserted comes out clean.

Remove and cool for 10 minutes, then remove the loaf from the pan and continue cooling on a wire cooling rack.

Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over the loaf once the loaf is completely cooled.