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Golden Christmas Cake

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Packed with mixed dried fruits this is a typical cake for Christmas and other important celebrations.

Customer rating: CakeCakeCakeCakeCake 2 customer reviews

Servings

Unit of measurement

Ingredients

125 gButter
125 gSoft Brown Sugar
3 Eggs
1 tspMixed Spice
2 tbspsBrandy or Fruit Juice
1 Lemon Rind & Juice
150 gPlain White Flour or
150 gFine Wholemeal Flour or
150 gWholemeal Spelt Flour
100 gMixed Peel
100 gAlmonds
3 tbspsApricot jam
200 gMarzipan
2 Egg Whites
400 gIcing Sugar
1 tspVegetable Oil
400 gMixed Dried Fruits
100 gGlacé Cherries
1 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.

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

Dietary status:
Without Soya, Wholegrain.

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

Customer reviews

2 Reviews
5 stars: 1
4 stars: 0
3 stars: 0
2 stars: 1
1 stars: 0

Average Customer Rating:

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By Mrs christina mattock

21 Nov 2010 | 18:41 GMT

Rating: CakeCakeCakeCakeCake

i made this cake it was to heavy.

By Mr Roy Dalgleish

29 Dec 2009 | 17:36 GMT

Rating: CakeCakeCakeCakeCake

I made this with gluten free plain flour, and it was outstanding! Cooked perfectly, great flavour, fantastic texture - not too heavy, not too crumbly. Absolutely perfect!