... Tip: For this cake you will need two cakes of different sizes so they can
be stacked into tiers. I used 20cm and 15cm round cake ...
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... Cool in cake tin for 1 hour, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Tip:
Traditional Christmas fruit cakes are best made well in advance - at the end ...
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... Arrange decorations on tops of cakes by moistening the backs of shapes with
a little water and pressing onto the top of each iced cake. ...
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... 3. Spread mixture into prepared cake tins, dividing the mixture evenly. Bake for
25 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Turn cakes out on a ...
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... 6. To assemble, spread icing over one of the cooled cakes and then cover with mango
slices. Spread a little more icing on the second cake and sit on top of the ...
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... Pipe or spoon the icing onto each cake. Dust the wings with icing sugar, pop them
on the cakes and serve. * You can use caramelised condensed milk.
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Smoked fish cakes with poached eggs. ... Form mixture into four thick fish cakes. At
this stage, the fish cakes can be stored in the fridge until ready to cook. ...
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Fish and kumara cakes. ... 3. Mix mash with fish mixture and divide into six fish cakes.
Chill fish cakes for 30 minutes. 4. Dip fish cakes in egg, then flour. ...
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... 3. Spoon mixture into six, ungreased one-cup-capacity cake or muffin tins. Bake
for 15 minutes or until the cakes are golden brown, firm and coming away from ...
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... into the cake mixture. Divide mixture between prepared tins and bake for 20 to 25
minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Turn out cakes onto a ...
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