Photo: David Holifield
Shimmering forest cake
12 ingredients
30 min
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Get the kids to help create this winter wonderland - just make sure you have enough Smarties to nibble on!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
299
Calories
8g
Protein
14g
Fat
34g
Carbs
Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Marzipan | 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
- 20cm/8inch round fruitcake
- 3 tbsp apricot jam , warmed
- icing sugar , for dusting
- 750g natural-coloured marzipan
- 750g white ready-to-roll icing
- 500g white ready-to-roll icing
- green food colouring paste
- 200g icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
- 2 Christmas tree cutters , about 5cm and 10cm tall
- 1 egg white
- edible sparkles , available from cookshops
- green Smarties and silver chocolate buttons (optional)
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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