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Classic winter fruitcake
Photo: David Holifield

Classic winter fruitcake

12 ingredients 20 min Enough icing for the top openrecipes
Classic winter fruitcake

This festive icing is easy to use, looks amazing and makes a lighter end to a meal. The perfect centrepiece for Christmas tea

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

228
Calories
7g
Protein
6g
Fat
39g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Clementine not in our table 0
Kumquat 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

  • 1 egg white
  • 50g caster sugar
  • small bunch black grapes
  • holly or bay leaves
  • 20cm/8 inch round fruitcake
  • 1-2 clementines
  • 1-2 just ripe figs
  • a few kumquat
  • a few physalis (Cape gooseberries)
  • approx 65cm red or gold ribbon
  • 2 egg whites
  • 175g icing sugar

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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