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Traditional Christmas Cake

150-180 mins Cook
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Christmas Cake is usually made a few months out to allow the cake to mature and the flavours to intensify. Whether you want a beautiful layer of royal icing with an almond paste filling underneath or just with some extra toppings, this is the perfect starting point for your Christmas baking!

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Traditional Christmas Cake

Traditional Christmas Cake

agnesgempackfoods-ie
prep time
12 hrs
cooking time
150-180 mins
servings
10

Equipment

  • 9" cake tin, lined

  • large bowl

  • medium bowl

  • stand mixer and mixing bowl

  • greaseproof paper and tin foil

Ingredients

Instructions

1
In a large bowl, soak the fruit mix in brandy overnight.
2
Stir the nibbed almonds into the mix.
3
In another bowl, mix the flour, ground almonds, mixed spice, cinnamon and lemon zest together. Add to the fruit mix and stir.
4
In a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then gradually beat in the eggs.
5
Preheat your oven to 150°C / Gas Mark 2.
6
Add the butter, sugar, and eggs into the fruit mix and then stir until fully combined. Turn into a lined 9" cake tin and flatten the top. If using a fan oven, tent the cake with foil. Bake for 2 1/2 - 3 hours or until a skewer comes out clean.
7
Cool in the tin overnight.
8
To store the cake, wrap it in greaseproof paper and then in tin foil and place it back into the tin.
9
Every fortnight, spoon 2-3 tsp of brandy over the cake to mature it until a week or so out from Christmas, when you will cover with almond paste or mazipan.
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