Christmas Cake Recipe Rum
Melt butter in saucepan.
Christmas cake recipe rum. 49 recipes magazine subscription 5 issues for 5. Turn off flame and pour in rum. This simple cake recipe contains rum and raisins. The next day heat oven to 160c 140c fan gas 3.
Recipe notes for christmas fruit cake with rum mixed peel is skins and peels of various fruits like oranges lemons etc. Stir to combine and reheat for 30 seconds. Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy and pale then gradually beat in the eggs until light and fluffy. Unlike most people i also don t feed my christmas cake with additional alcohol after it s been baked as i just don t think it s necessary.
While cake has ten minutes to go make the glaze. Remove cake from oven. 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. Bake this festive fruit cake in advance of christmas and feed it regularly with rum brandy or whisky to build the flavour and keep it moist 2 hrs and 35 mins.
Immediately drizzle 1 3 of the glaze on the bottom top of the cake. Grease and double line a 20cm round deep cake tin with non stick baking parchment. Boil for 4 to 5 minutes stirring constantly. You can also add any dried or candied fruits of your choice like figs prunes apricots cranberries plums cherries tutti frutti or nuts.
Stir in water and sugar. Carefully place the lined pan over the top of the cake pan and flip the cake pan over to release the cake onto the waxed paper. If desired transfer cake to a serving platter. Allow to sit for five minutes.
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