Photo: David Holifield
Frosty forest cake
21 ingredients
Cuts into 16-18 slices
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You can make this Christmas cake right at the last minute. The decorating makes a fun holiday project for the kids
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1127
Calories
29g
Protein
32g
Fat
190g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 17 ingredients — the other 5 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 |
| Cashew | 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) | 157 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Dried Fig | 1 medium (50g) | 37 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Brazil Nut | not in our table | 0 |
| Marzipan | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
| Icing | 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
- 140g soft dried apricots , roughly chopped
- 100ml apricot or regular brandy
- 140g soft dried figs , roughly chopped
- 250g raisins
- 85g glacé cherries , quartered
- 50g each almonds , cashews and Brazil nuts, chunkily chopped
- finely grated zest 1 lemon
- 200g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp mixed spice
- 50g ground almonds
- 200g butter , softened
- 200g light muscovado sugar
- 4 eggs
- 800g marzipan
- mint green food colouring paste
- icing sugar
- clear honey
- silver and coloured dragees (varying sizes)
- 250g white ready-to-roll icing
- edible disco white hologram glitter
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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