Christmas Cake Recipe Classic

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Christmas cake recipe classic. Place the tin into a preheated oven at 150c and bake for 2 1 2 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. For the cake place all the dried fruit including the cherries into a large mixing bowl pour over the brandy and stir in the orange zest. Line the sides of the tin with 2 layers of baking parchment that reaches 5cm above the edge. Glitz glam bauble fancies.

However the american version of fruitcake often differs significantly from. A cake with lots of candied dried fruits in them a spicy sweet flavor profile and the presence of an alcohol such as rum. Add the beaten eggs to the butter mixture a little bit at a time beating well after each addition. Firstly prepare the tin.

Try this snowy icing to jazz up a classic christmas cake then top with paper doilies and add led tea lights for an extra special touch 30 mins. You can t have christmas dinner without the dessert staple of christmas cake. 49 recipes magazine subscription 5 issues for 5. This recipe for a classic christmas cake is easy to make.

Don t forget a sprig of holly for decoration. Using a stand or hand mixer cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. And then there s christmas pudding which confuses too christmas cake and fruitcake often refer to the same thing. Although there are a lot of ingredients the recipe is simple to follow and you should be left with a classic christmas cake that will please the whole family.

Put all the mixed dried fruit into a large mixing bowl and add the brandy orange juice and the zest of both the orange and lemon. Delia s classic christmas cake recipe. There are more fruit cake recipes in our christmas cakes and toppings collection here. Using a 22 25cm tin brush the sides with melted to butter to lightly grease.

Classic christmas cake recipe 15th october 2018. Transfer to a greased cake tin lined with parchment paper. Cover with clingfilm and leave to soak for three days. The recipes for these two traditional holiday baked goods can be very similar.