Festive fruit cake

Name: Festive fruit cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 h 55 min
Total time: 30 h 55 min
Yield: 16 portions
Ingredients: 100 g glacé cherries; 100 g mixed peel; 650 g mixed dried fruit; boiling water; butter; 1 lemon; 1 orange; 50 g blanched almonds; 220 g brown sugar; 5 eggs; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1 tsp instant granulated coffee; 1 tsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp molasses; 220 g plain flour; water

4.0 1 valutazione

Prep. 25min

Totale 30h 55min

16 portions

Ingredienti

glacé cherries
100 g
mixed peel
100 g
mixed dried fruit (e.g. raisins, currants, sultanas)
650 g
boiling water for soaking
butter for greasing
lemon zest only, no white pith
1
orange zest only, no white pith
1
blanched almonds or nuts of choice (e.g. hazelnuts, pistachios), plus extra for decortaing (optional)
50 g
brown sugar
220 g
eggs
5
mixed spice
1 tsp
instant granulated coffee
1 tsp
cocoa powder
1 tsp
molasses or black treacle
1 tsp
plain flour
220 g
water for sprinkling