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Genoa cake
Photo: David Holifield

Genoa cake

16 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Genoa cake

Makes one 23 cm cake Fruit cake little different. Packed with sultanas, raisins, currants and covered with whole almonds and glace cherries what make a very attractive appearance for the cake.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

908
Calories
23g
Protein
19g
Fat
164g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
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
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6

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

  • 225 g butter or margarine, softened
  • 100 g/ caster sugar
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 5 ml almond essence
  • 5 ml grated orange rind
  • 225 g raisins, chopped
  • 100g currants, chopped
  • 100 g sultanas chopped
  • 50g glace (candied) cherries, halved
  • 50g glace (candied) cherries, whole
  • 50g/ chopped mixed (candied) peel
  • 100 g ground almonds
  • 25 g almonds
  • 350 g plain flour
  • 10 ml baking powder
  • 5 ml ground cinnamon

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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