Whisky and Walnut Christmas Cake
About this recipe:
This is the perfect Christmas cake for whisky lovers! The grated carrots add texture and help to keep this cake moist while the walnuts complement this lovely, boozy cake beautifully.
Equipment:
electric beaters, 2 x 20cm/8″ round baking tins, baking tray, ribbon and mixing bowl
Ingredients:
WHISKY AND WALNUT CAKE
50g walnut pieces
50g carrots, grated
1 tsp grated lemon rind
4 tbsp whisky
150g Doves Farm Organic Self Raising White Flour
¼ tsp cinnamon
100g butter
100g caster sugar
3 eggs
butter, for tin
WHISKY AND WALNUT FILLING
50g butter
100g icing sugar
1 tbsp whisky
50g ground almonds
50g walnut pieces
WHISKY AND WALNUT TOPPING
16 walnut halves
300g icing sugar
4 tbsp vegetable oil
4 tbsp whisky
icing sugar, for dusting
Method:
180°C, Fan 160°C, 350°F, Gas 4
Whisky and Walnut Cake
- Measure the walnut pieces into a bowl crushing any large pieces.
- Finely grate the carrots and lemon rind into a mixing bowl.
- Add the whisky, stir, cover and leave to stand for an hour or overnight.
- Pre-heat the oven.
- Rub some butter around the inside of two 20cm/8″ round baking tins or insert a baking liner.
- Measure the flour and cinnamon into a bowl and set aside.
- Chop the butter into a large bowl, add the sugar and beat together until light and fluffy. This is best done with electric beaters.
- Break the first egg into the bowl and beat to combine.
- Add a couple of spoons of the flour mixture and mix again.
- Break the remaining eggs into the bowl beating well after the addition of each.
- Sieve the remaining flour into the bowl and mix well.
- Tip the grated carrot mixture into the bowl and stir to combine.
- Divide the mixture into the prepared tins and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. If a cocktail stick pressed into the centre of the cake comes out clean, it is cooked.
- Turn out the cakes onto a wire rack and leave to cool.
Whisky and Walnut Filling
- Put the butter into a bowl and beat it until it is light and fluffy.
- Sieve the icing sugar into the bowl and beat to combine.
- Beat in the whisky.
- Add the ground almonds, walnut pieces (crushing any large pieces) and stir to combine.
- Spread the mixture on one cold sponge layer and place the second sponge layer on top.
Whisky and Walnut Topping
- Lay the walnut halves on a baking tray and toast them for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove the baking tray and while the walnuts are still warm, dust them with a little icing sugar.
- Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl.
- Add the oil and whisky and stir to make a smooth spreading consistency.
- Spread over the top and sides of the cake.
- Press the prepared walnuts onto the topping before it is completely set.
- Decorate with a ribbon.
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This recipe is a disaster - despite increasing quantities by a half I ended up with two biscuit like rounds. I even added a quarter of a teaspoon of baking powder as the raising ingredients didn't seem right. Mixture far too wet & end result dry biscuits. PS I am a good baker but this recipe really doesn't work.
Ann
Reviewing: Whisky and Walnut Christmas Cake
I made this absolutely delectable cake for Christmas 2019 and have had to promise to make it every year to come, never have walnuts and whiskey come together to make such a moist ambrosia of taste! Thank you.
Honor Maughan
Reviewing: Whisky and Walnut Christmas Cake
Used dairy free spread as lactose intolerant. Easy to make. Didn't rise as much as expected from photograph. Tasted fine. Did not dust as felt it would be sweet enough with filling and topping.
Missy Hall
Reviewing: Whisky and Walnut Christmas Cake
Lovely cake... however... the topping icing was very sweet and dominated the flavour of the cake itself so had to scrape it all off... middle filling is sweet enough for the whole cake! Will make bigger portion and top it with that next time. Otherwise... YUMMY!
Jennifer Bragg
Reviewing: Whisky and Walnut Christmas Cake
a very nice flavour but a like bit dry not sure if it was me or the cake, will only be able to tell if I make another one
Kay Jarvis
Reviewing: Whisky and Walnut Christmas Cake
A Delicious Fabulous Cake, Fresh in ingredients. Tasty and nice. Correct in every way. From start to finish. I love good Whiskey so much Taste, depth and lots of Colour. Thank-you for this delicious recipe.
Susan Dolores Groom
Reviewing: Whisky and Walnut Christmas Cake
Thank you for this recipe I made it as an alternative to my normal Rich Fruit Christmas Cake. It has a lovely flavour but my texture was not quite right, but I think that this was my fault, as my butter was from the fridge so I softened it in the microwave and softened it 'too much' :(. I will most surely make it again and repost my results. I sprayed the top of the cake with 'gold spray' and used a red and green tartan ribbon, so it really did look Christmassy.
Tessa
Reviewing: Whisky and Walnut Christmas Cake
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