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Honey saffron Christmas cake
Photo: David Holifield

Honey saffron Christmas cake

17 ingredients 30 min Cuts into 12 slices openrecipes
Honey saffron Christmas cake

Has all the flavours of Christmas without being too heavy and can be made at the last minute too

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

930
Calories
23g
Protein
22g
Fat
164g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

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
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Brandy not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Hazelnut 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

  • 225g butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 2 tbsp brandy
  • pinch saffron (about 1⁄4tsp strands)
  • 225g golden caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 225g plain flour
  • 50g ground almonds
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 300g raisins
  • 300g sultanas
  • 100g natural-coloured glacé cherries , halved
  • 85g mixed peel
  • 50g whole blanched almonds , roughly chopped
  • 50g whole blanched hazelnuts , roughly chopped
  • 50g walnuts pieces
  • 3 tbsp brandy
  • 2 tbsp honey

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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