Photo: David Holifield
Cake of kings
19 ingredients
45 min
Cuts into 20 slices
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Versions of this cake – a fruity Brioche-like bread – are eaten all over Europe on Twelfth Night. Buried inside is a trinket, and whoever finds it, is king for the day
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1289
Calories
36g
Protein
46g
Fat
185g
Carbs
Counts 13 of 18 ingredients — the other 5 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 |
| Pine Nut | 1 oz (28g) | 191 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| 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 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Citrus | not in our table | 0 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Fruit | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | 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
- 85g citrus candied peel , chopped
- 100g raisins
- 50g pine nuts
- 50g glacé cherries
- 5 tbsp sherry or brandy
- 500g plain flour
- 3 tsp easy-blend yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 150ml milk
- 100g softened butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 lemons , grated zest
- 1 orange , grated zest
- 4 eggs , beaten
- 1 trinket or dried bean (in greaseproof paper)
- 195g candied fruits
- 6 sugar lumps
- 1 egg yolk , beaten with 1 tbsp water
- apricot jam , to glaze
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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