Christmas Cake Recipe Old Fashioned
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Christmas cake recipe old fashioned. Rich cheesecakes old fashioned fruitcakes gingerbread and red velvet cake. Grease a 22cm 9 in cake tin and line with baking parchment. Repeat this feeding every two weeks up until christmas. Then prick the surface of the cake with a toothpick or skewer and slowly pour over 2 to 3 tablespoons brandy.
Cover with clingfilm and leave to soak for three days. Get recipes and tips for the most festive christmas cakes. Beat the eggs into the creamed mixture. For me it is old fashioned rich moist christmas fruitcake i love any kind of cake with any kind of filling but on christmas a rich fruitcake is a must thing for me.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Grease and line a 7 inch square or 8 inch round tin with a double thickness of greased grease proof paper. 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. I ve included nana s recipes if you want to be strictly traditional.
Preheat the oven to 140 c fan 120 c gas 1. Although this old fashioned british christmas cake recipe does include ingredients and directions for homemade marzipan and royal icing you can of course use store bought versions if you prefer or if you are trying to avoid raw eggs. Beat in the eggs one at a time until the mixture is lump free. Cool the cake on a wire rack for an hour then remove it from the pan to cool completely.
Bring to the boil then lower the heat and simmer for 5 mins.