Photo: David Holifield
Traditional spring wedding cake
67 ingredients
1 hr
Serves 100
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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
Directions
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