Moist Christmas Cake Recipe Nz

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Moist christmas cake recipe nz. Line cake tin or tins with baking paper i use a 23cm cake tin for a very large cake or recycled 450g tuna cans for small cakes look for cans without a plastic coating inside. Stir in date and fruit mixture. You may need to cover the top of the cake with baking paper three quarters of the way through the cooking time if it is getting too brown. During the last two hours reduce the temperature of the oven by 10 c.

And here s how the making part goes down. Make a slight hollow in middle to prevent cake from peaking. 1 cups dried seedless prunes chopped 1 cup dried apricots chopped 4 cups raisins 1 cups currants 2 cups. How to make christmas cake.

Fold in half the flour mixture until just combined. Spoon into the prepared cake tin. 300g currants w200g chopped moist prunes. 250g chopped raisins.

The fruit mixture can be used as a base for puddings or a filling for mince pies. Today s cake is a traditional one but very easy to make and a great keeper. The key step that makes this so much faster to make than other fruit cakes is the fruit soaking step most recipes call for dried fruit to be soaked overnight. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.

Pour the mixture into a greased and lined 8 10 square tin the size of tin depends on how deep you want your cake. A skewer inserted into the middle of the cake will be clean. Bowl 1 in one bowl mix together. You can use sherry instead of brandy if you prefer it changes the taste a little.

We have adapted this recipe to include our home grown dried apples and walnuts and substituted cranberries for glace cherries. Level off the top evenly with the back of a spoon. Preheat oven to 130 c. Just microwave the dried fruit with juice and or brandy then stand for 1 hour to soak up the liquid.

Test the cake 30 minutes before the end of cooking. In a large bowl beat butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. A square cake is much easier to cut into small pieces but. This christmas cake keeps very well and stays moist.

Moist christmas cake 21 11 hours. Bake for approximately 2 2 hours until golden and cooked. Cover top of the cake with a double layer of brown paper with a 1cm diameter hole cut in the centre to allow moisture to escape. Bake in for check 3 3 hours.

Moist christmas cake rich moist fruity and fragrant with brandy this moist christmas cake is best served with a cup of tea or a mug of good coffee.