Scrumptious Christmas Cake
Jonathan Ryan
Photo by Jonathan Ryan
- Serves
- 8 to 12
Handmade Christmas Cake, anybody can make from scratch.
Dairy free - Substitute butter for a Dairy free alternative such as Pure or Vitalite. Gluten free - gluten free flour, gluten free baking powder, Xanthan gum. Vegan - use a milk alternative (nut,rice,oat etc) instead of the egg.
Nut allergy? Use a semolina or coconut based roll instead of marzipan.
Ingredients
- 300 gram Self Raising Flour
- 300 gram Brown Sugar
- 4 Free Range Eggs
- 300 gram Butter
- 400 gram Mincemeat from a jar
- 1 packet Mixed fruit
- 2 teaspoon Mixed spice, or 1 each of Cinnamon and Nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon Brandy or Rum
- 1 packet Ready to roll White Marzipan
- 100 gram Green Marzipan
- 100 gram Red Marzipan
- 1 cup Apricot jam
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Directions
- Step 1
Cream the butter and sugar together using a wooden spoon until smooth.
- Step 2
Beat the eggs and fold in half, along with half the amount of flour.
- Step 3
Add mincemeat, spices, fruit and brandy. Then fold in the rest of the egg and remaining flour.
- Step 4
Cook in the centre of a pre-heated oven at 150°C for 1 hour. Then turn the temperature down to about 110°C and cook for a further 3 hours or until the centre is dry.
- Step 5
Warm the Jam until spreadable, leave to cool and then apply to the top of the cake.
- Step 6
Roll out white Marzipan and cover the cake, cut off excess with a knife.
- Step 7
Roll red marzipan into balls in the palm of your hand, Use a cutter for the green marzipan to make leaves. Now you have your holly bushes for decoration.
- Step 8
Put a ribbon around the cake and find a message to use as a centre piece. Open some cheese and tuck in!