Best 3 English Christmas Cake Recipes
TRADITIONAL BRITISH CHRISTMAS CAKE RECIPE
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 300 F/150 C/Gas 2.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 585 kcal, Carbohydrate 107 g, Cholesterol 108 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 168 mg, Sugar 75 g, Fat 17 g, ServingSize 4 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
ELITETWIG'S ENGLISH GOLDEN CHRISTMAS CAKE
A good old English Recipe, ideal for those who are not keen on the rich, bitty darl traditional Christmas Cake. This was a first time for me, so I went for a lighter, more golden and less bitty but fruity Christmas Cake recipe from my nan, who is enjoying Christmas not on thie earth.
Provided by EliteTwig
Categories Fruit
Time 2h20m
Yield 1 8 inch round cake, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Grease and linesides and base, with greaseproof paper, an 8 inch round cake tin.
- Set the oven to warm, Gas Mark 3 / 325F / 160°C.
- In a large mixing bowl sieve the flour, nutmeg and mixed spice together.
- Add all remaining ingredients to the flour.
- Beat together with a wooden spoon ntil the mixture is a well combined and has a soft, dropping consistency. (if too thick add tsp of milk at a time till desired effect. If to runny add tsp of flour at a time till desired effect).
- Spoon mixture carefully into tin.
- Shake to settle mixture and hollow out centre of the cake.
- Bake for 2 hours approximately.
- As oven temps vary, test half an hour before end of recommended cooking time using a skewer.
- Continue testing until skewer comes out clean.
- Leave to cool in tin, when cold turn out and wrap in greaseproof paper.
- Either store in an airtight tin or tightly wrap in foil.
- Can freeze for upto 2 months (must thaw before decorate).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 7209, Fat 163.8, SaturatedFat 32.1, Cholesterol 444.4, Sodium 1946.6, Carbohydrate 1427.5, Fiber 357.2, Sugar 301.3, Protein 111
TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAKE
This traditional Christmas cake pulls out all the stops - if you have the time, feed it with brandy in the run up to Christmas.
Provided by urbanite001
Time 3h
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas2. Grease a 20cm/8inch round or an 18cm/7inch square cake tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment.
- Sieve the flour, salt, mixed spice and cinnamon into a bowl.
- Cream the butter and the sugar in a large mixing bowl and then mix in the sugar, treacle, marmalade and vanilla essence until light and fluffy.
- Mix the eggs a little at a time into the mixture adding a tablespoon of flour mixture with the last amount.
- Fold in the remaining flour mixture until well mixed and then mix in the dried fruit, mixed peel, glace cherries and the almonds.
- Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and make a slight hollow in the centre.
- Bake in the oven for 3 hours and then test with a skewer. If not ready bake for up to another hour testing every 20 minutes until the skewer comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes.
- Turn out on to a wire rack and leave to cool.
- Once cool, make a few holes in the cake with a skewer and pour over 3-4 tbspof brandy. Let the brandy soak into the cake.
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