Photo: David Holifield
Ginger & orange Christmas cake
23 ingredients
Serves 12
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This cake doesn't just look good, it tastes amazing too
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1058
Calories
25g
Protein
20g
Fat
192g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 19 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Pineapple | 1 cup chunks (165g) | 82 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Marzipan | not in our table | 0 |
| Vodka | 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
- 600g currants , sultanas and raisins
- 100g glacé cherries
- 50g mixed peel (chop a couple of whole ones if you can)
- 50g glacé ginger or crystallised ginger , roughly chopped
- 100g glacé or diced pineapple , roughly chopped
- 60ml Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- 60ml ginger wine
- 2 tbsp Angostura bitters (the orange version is good)
- 225g light muscovado sugar
- 250g butter , softened
- 225g plain flour
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ of a whole nutmeg , grated
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 100g whole blanched almonds
- 4 eggs
- 1 orange , zested
- 2 tbsp apricot jam , mixed with 1 tbsp water and sieved
- 500g marzipan
- cornflour for rolling
- 4 tbsp vodka
- 500g ready-rolled fondant icing
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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