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Traditional spring wedding cake
Photo: David Holifield

Traditional spring wedding cake

67 ingredients 1 hr Serves 100 openrecipes
Traditional spring wedding cake

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1110
Calories
26g
Protein
29g
Fat
188g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Icing not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0
Marzipan 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

  • 1kg/2lb 4 oz white sugar paste icing
  • 500g/1lb 2oz yellow sugar paste icing
  • edible glue
  • 550g/1lb 4oz butter
  • 225g/8oz soft brown sugar
  • 150g/5½oz caster sugar
  • 12 free-range eggs
  • 475g/1lb 1oz plain flour
  • 475g/1lb 1oz ground almonds
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 oranges
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 475g/1lb 1oz currants
  • 450g/1lb glacé cherries
  • 350g/12oz sultanas
  • 225g/8oz dried cranberries
  • 450g/1lb dried apricots
  • 225g/8oz blanched whole almonds
  • 350ml/12fl oz brandy
  • 225g/8oz currants
  • 200g/7oz glacé cherries
  • 175g/6oz sultanas
  • 115g/4oz dried cranberries
  • 225g/8oz dried apricots
  • 115g/4oz blanched whole almonds
  • 175ml/6fl oz brandy
  • 250g/9oz butter
  • 100g/3½oz soft brown sugar
  • 150g/5½oz caster sugar
  • 6 free-range eggs
  • 225g/8oz plain flour
  • 225g/8oz ground almonds
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 115g/4oz currants
  • 100g/3½oz glacé cherries
  • 85g/3oz sultanas
  • 60g/2oz dried cranberries
  • 110g/4oz dried apricots
  • 50g/2oz blanched whole almonds
  • 85ml/3fl oz brandy
  • 125g/4½oz butter
  • 50g/2oz soft brown sugar
  • 75g/2¾oz caster sugar
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 115g/4oz plain flour
  • 115g/4oz ground almonds
  • ½ tbsp cocoa powder
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp mixed spice
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ orange
  • ½ lemon
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 x 340g/12oz jar apricot jam
  • , for dusting icing sugar
  • 3.5kg/7lb 11oz marzipan
  • 5.15kg/11lb 6oz ready-to-roll white icing

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