Christmas Cake Recipe Port

The addition of dried cherries is a tart and tantalising surprise.

Christmas cake recipe port. Put 1kg mixed dried fruit the zest and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon 150ml brandy or other alcohol 250g softened butter and 200g light soft brown sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat. 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. Wrap in a layer of greaseproof paper then in a layer of foil and store in an airtight tin.

Place the cake in the centre of the pre heated 160c 310f oven and bake for 3 3 1 2 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. No christmas is complete without a wonderful classic christmas cake. Sieve the flour salt mixed spice and cinnamon into a bowl. Leave the cake to cool in the tin.

Port and chocolate christmas cake is a twist on a traditional boiled christmas cake. Grease a 20cm 8inch round or an 18cm 7inch square cake tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment. 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.

And when it comes to decorating see our page on 10 ways to decorate a christmas cake. Poke a few small holes in the top of the cake with a skewer and pour 1 tbsp port over the top. Now wrap the cake tin and all in a thick clean towel. This collection of our best recipes includes the hugely popular rich fruit cake by mary berry get ready for stir up sunday.

Remove the cake from the oven and while still hot pour over the extra port. Once cold remove from the tin and wrap the baking paper around the cake.