5 Ways With Vanilla Cake Mix (Part 2) - Jam patty tarts, Fruity slice

Jam patty tarts

Makes 48 min

Prep 30 min

Cook 15 min

Ingredients

·
Butter cake mix, 340g packet

·
Frozen puff pastry, 5 ½ sheets

·
Raspberry jam, 1 cup

·
Icing sugar, for dusting

Directions

Preheat oven to
hot, 200⁰C
Prepare cake
following packet instructions
Using a 6.5cm
round cutter, cut discs from pastry, reserving offcuts
Line four
12-hole patty pans with pastry. Place 1 teaspoon jam into each pastry
case. Cover with a tablespoon of cake batter.
Using reserved
pastry cut 1.5cm circles and place one on top of each patty cake.
Bake 12 – 15
minutes, until puffed and golden. Allow to cool in pans. Dust with icing
sugar to serve.

Jam
patty tarts

Top tips

Makes 24 min

Prep 20 min

Cook 30 min

Ingredients

·
Brown sugar, 1/3 cup

·
Butter, 30g

·
Golden syrup, 1 tablespoon

·
Mixed dried fruit, 375g packet

·
Mixed spice, 1 teaspoon

·
Nutmeg, ½ teaspoon

·
Butter cake mixture, 340g packet

·
Flaked almonds, 100g packet

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Icing

·
Icing sugar, ½ cup, sifted

·
Hot water, 2 – 3 teaspoons

·
Pink food coloring (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to
moderate, 180⁰C. Lightly grease and line a 20cm x 30cm slice
pan with baking paper.
In a medium
saucepan, combine sugar, butter and syrup. Stir over medium heat until
sugar dissolves. Add fruit and spices. Bring to the boil. Remove from
heat, cool 10 minutes
Prepare packet
cake following packet instructions. Spread evenly in pan. Sprinkle over
fruit mixture and top with almonds. Bake 25 – 30 minutes. Allow to cool in
pan 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely
Icing. In a
small bowl, combine icing sugar and water. Add a few drops pink food
coloring. Drizzle icing over cooled slice.
Cut slice into
squares to serve. Store in an airtight container

Fruity
slice