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Cranberry and amaretto stollen cake recipe
Photo: David Holifield

Cranberry and amaretto stollen cake recipe

16 ingredients 25 min + 1 hr 12 people openrecipes

My friend Jacqui created this delicious cake by taking some of the elements of the German sweet bread stollen – such as the fruited moist crumb and marzipan centre – and turning it into a cake.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

833
Calories
22g
Protein
20g
Fat
142g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Marzipan not in our table 0
Spelt not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 150 dried cranberries
  • g amaretto
  • 100 freshly grated nutmeg
  • ml freshly ground cardamom seeds
  • 0.5 organic orange, finely grated zest, and juice of ½
  • tsp unsalted butter, really soft, in pieces, plus more for the tin
  • 0.5 very good-quality shop-bought marzipan, or home-made
  • tsp white spelt flour (or plain flour)
  • 1 baking powder
  • 120 salt
  • g golden caster sugar
  • 200 crème fraîche
  • g eggs, lightly beaten
  • 350 ground almonds
  • g unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 –1½ tbsp amaretto

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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