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Cumberland rum Nicky
14 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Serves 6-8
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This traditional northern treat is a real favourite of mine. It’s stuffed with sticky dates and treacly brown sugar and laced with ginger and rum. ‘Nicky’ may stem from the original technique of covering the filling with a whole piece of pastry then making slashes or ‘nicks’ in it.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
813
Calories
21g
Protein
18g
Fat
134g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Date | 1 date (24g) medjool | 66 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
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
- 225g/8oz dates
- 100g/3½oz dried apricots
- 50g/2oz stem ginger
- 50ml/2fl oz dark rum
- 50g/1¾oz soft dark brown sugar
- 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
- 200g/7oz plain flour
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
- 1 free-range egg
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
- 225g/8oz soft light brown sugar
- 75ml/2½fl oz dark rum
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
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