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Christmas cake
Photo: David Holifield

Christmas cake

15 ingredients Serves 10 openrecipes
Christmas cake

This really easy festive bake is a lighter, quicker version that won't take all day to make - decorate it as you wish

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

874
Calories
21g
Protein
23g
Fat
138g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 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
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Pecan Nut 1 half (4g) 20
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
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

  • 300g mixed dried fruit
  • a good shake Angostura bitters
  • 2 tbsp dark rum
  • 200g butter , softened , plus more for the tin
  • 200g light muscovado sugar
  • 3 eggs , beaten
  • 1 tbsp black treacle
  • 220g self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 small apples , peeled and grated
  • 100g pecan nuts, snapped in half
  • 3 tbsp apricot jam , mixed with 2 tbsp rum
  • nuts dipped in caramel
  • candied and crystallised fruit

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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