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Ginger wine and whisky fruit cake
Photo: David Holifield

Ginger wine and whisky fruit cake

13 ingredients 1 hr Makes 1 x 20cm/8in cake openrecipes

This tea cake is laced with ginger wine and whisky for a beautifully moist, flavourful cake. It will keep for at least six months.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

755
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
125g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Whisky 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/10½oz raisins
  • 150g/5½oz currants
  • 150g/5½oz sultanas
  • 200ml/7fl oz ginger 'wine' (preferably a non-alcoholic version, such as Glendale)
  • 50ml/2fl oz whisky
  • 200g/7oz butter
  • 200g/7oz dark brown sugar
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 50g/1¾oz ground almonds
  • 200g/7oz plain flour
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped stem ginger
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 2 tsp ground ginger

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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