Photo: David Holifield
Christmas Cake
17 ingredients
Serves 12
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A Christmas essential, best made a while in advance and feed with alcohol every week or so before you cut it.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1031
Calories
24g
Protein
22g
Fat
174g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 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 |
| Dates | 1 date (24g) medjool | 66 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Beer | 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking | 43 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Brewed Tea | 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
- 250g raisins
- 250g chopped dates
- 200g mixed peel
- 200g glace cherries, cut in half or quarters
- 50g whole blanched almonds, chopped a bit
- 50g walnuts, chopped
- 300ml mulled wine, you could use brewed tea if you prefer, I once even used ginger beer
- 250g unsalted butter, softened, and extra for greasing
- 250g light brown soft sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 200g plain flour
- 2 tsp. mixed spice
- 100g ground almonds
- To top:
- a selection of nuts (e.g. almonds, walnuts etc) and glace cherries
- Warmed apricot jam to glace
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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