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Orlando Murrin's Deluxe Christmas Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Orlando Murrin's Deluxe Christmas Cake

12 ingredients Cuts into 12 slices openrecipes
Orlando Murrin's Deluxe Christmas Cake

An 'intergalactically special' Christmas cake enriched with the honey-vanilla-whisky flavours of bourbon - it'll improve with keeping so bake it early

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1093
Calories
25g
Protein
22g
Fat
208g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Fruit 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

  • 4 tbsp bourbon
  • 200g sultanas
  • 100g glacé cherries , halved
  • 100g/4oz semi-dried pineapple , roughly chopped
  • 2 pieces of stem ginger , finely chopped
  • 500g crystallised fruits (including colourful ones such as orange slices, pears, figs, pineapple) roughly chopped, plus extra whole fruits to decorate
  • 100g walnuts , roughly chopped
  • grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 200g butter , at room temperature
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 4 large eggs , beaten
  • 200g plain flour mixed with ½ tsp salt

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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