Photo: Sorin Gheorghita
Cranberry pecan & ginger loaf
16 ingredients
30 min
Makes two cakes. Each cuts into 12-14 slices
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Impress your family with Mary Cadogan’s lighter alternative to the traditional Christmas cake
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
952
Calories
24g
Protein
21g
Fat
168g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 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 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Pecan | 1 half (4g) | 20 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Marzipan | 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 pack butter
- 175g pecan halves
- 250g light muscovado sugar
- 175g dried cranberries
- 175g dried apricots , chopped
- grated zest and juice 1 large orange
- 5 tbsp brandy
- 4 eggs
- 300g plain flour
- 2 tsp each baking powder and ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 50g crystallised ginger , chopped
- 3 tbsp apricot jam
- icing sugar , for dusting
- 250g block marzipan
- extra pecans , dried apricots, vanilla pod, cinnamon sticks, sliced ginger, glacé cherries and cranberries, to decorate
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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