Photo: Sorin Gheorghita
Black bun
20 ingredients
30 min
Serves 10-12
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This moist, fruity cake covered with rich pastry is traditionally eaten at Hogmanay. Make it in advance so the flavours have time to mature.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1029
Calories
28g
Protein
39g
Fat
142g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Lard | 1 tbsp (12.8g) | 115 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Whisky | 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
- 300g/10½oz plain flour
- 75g/3oz lard
- 75g/3oz butter
- pinch of salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 free-range egg
- 200g/7oz plain flour
- 300g/10½oz raisins
- 300g/10½oz currants
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp mixed spice
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 100g/3½oz dark muscovado sugar
- 100g/3½oz mixed peel
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tbsp whisky
- 1 free-range egg
- 3 tbsp buttermilk
Directions
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