Golden Christmas Cake

Ingredients

Cake
125g/5oz						Butter
125g/5oz						Soft Brown Sugar
3						Eggs
1tsp						Mixed Spice
2tbsp						Brandy or Fruit Juice
1						Lemon Rind & Juice
150g/6oz						Plain White Flour or Fine Wholemeal Flour or Wholemeal Spelt Flour
400g/16oz						Mixed Dried Fruits
100g/4oz						Glacé Cherries
100g/4oz						Mixed Peel
100g/4oz						Almonds
Topping
3 tbsp						Apricot jam
200g/8oz						Marzipan
2						Egg Whites
400g/16oz						Icing Sugar
1tsp						Vegetable Oil
Ribbon

Method

1. Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in the eggs, mixed spice, brandy, lemon rind and juice.
3. Mix the flour.
4. Stir in the mixed dried fruits, glace cherries, mixed peel and almonds.
5. Push the mixture into a deep greaseproof lined 20cm/8"cake tin.
6. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 2/2¼ hours.
7. Allow to cool in the tin for 12 hours.
8. Warm the apricot jam and spread it over the cold cake.
9. Roll out marzipan into a large circle and lift it onto the cake.
10. Press the marzipan around the cake and trim off any excess.
11. In a bowl beat the egg whites until stiff.
12. Beat in the icing sugar and oil a little at a time.
13. Spread some icing over the edges of the cake.
14. Stand the cake on a bowl and spread the remaining icing over the cake.
15. Decorate the cake with a ribbon.

 

Temperature & cooking time:
150°C/Fan130°C/300°F/Gas 2

Dietary status:
Soya free, Wholegrain.

Please note: Dietary status is a guideline only. If you have a food allergy, please check the suitability of your ingredients.