DUNDEE CAKE RECIPE | BBC GOOD FOOD
A famous traditional Scottish fruitcake with cherries, sultanas and almonds, and a sweet glaze
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 1 hours 45 minutes
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Put the almonds into a small bowl and pour over boiling water to just cover. Leave for 5 mins then drain in a sieve and leave to dry.
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160 C fan/Gas Mark 4. Line a deep loose-based 20cm cake tin with baking parchment.
- Put the butter in a large bowl and beat well until soft. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in the orange zest and apricot jam.
- Sieve together the flour and baking powder. Add the eggs to the creamed butter and sugar, a little at a time, beating well between each addition. If the mixture starts to curdle, stir in a little flour.
- Add the remaining flour and ground almonds and mix well. Mix in the milk and then add the dried fruit and cherries and mix gently together.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and spread level using the back of a spoon. Arrange the whole almonds close together in neat circles on the top of the cake. Bake in the oven for 45 mins.
- Lower the oven temperature to 160C/140 C fan/Gas Mark 3 and cook for a further 60–80 minutes. Check the cake after 50 minutes by inserting a wooden or metal skewer into the cake. When it’s done it should have just a few crumbs attached. Check every 10 minutes - it’s important not to overcook this cake so the centre will be a little soft.
- When cooked, remove the cake briefly from the oven, put the milk and sugar into a small pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Brush over the top of the cake and return the cake to the oven for 2-3 mins. Remove and allow the cake to cool in the tin. When quite cold remove from the tin and wrap in foil and keep for at least 2 days before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373 calories, FatContent 17.2 grams fat, SaturatedFatContent 6.7 grams saturated fat, CarbohydrateContent 48.4 grams carbohydrates, SugarContent 38.6 grams sugar, FiberContent 2.2 grams fiber, ProteinContent 6.3 grams protein, SodiumContent 0.2 milligram of sodium
AS-YOU-LIKE-IT CHRISTMAS CAKE RECIPE | BBC GOOD FOOD
Use your choice of dried fruit, nuts, citrus zest and booze (or even tea) and get your cake made up to six months in advance
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Treat
Total Time 5 hours 20 minutes
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Yield Cuts into 10-12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Put your chosen dried fruit mixture into a large bowl with your choice of alcohol or tea, citrus zest and juice. Mix well, cover and leave overnight.
- Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter and double-line a deep cake tin – 20cm round or 18cm square – with enough baking parchment to come about 2.5cm above the top of the tin. Wrap the outside of the tin with a few sheets of newspaper, securing with staples or string.
- Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy, then beat in the eggs one by one. Tip in the flour, mixed spice, soaked dried fruit and any liquid from the bowl, plus your chosen nuts, if using. Stir everything together, then scrape into the cake tin. Using the back of your spoon, make a slight dent in the centre of the mixture, then bake for 1½ hrs.
- Reduce oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1, loosely cover the top of the cake with a double sheet of foil or baking parchment, and bake for another 2 ½ - 3 hrs or until a skewer poked right to the bottom comes out clean. Cool in the tin, then lift out and wrap in greaseproof paper or baking parchment. Keep in a cake tin with a tight-fitting lid, or wrapped in a large sheet of foil, in a cool, dark place for up to 6 months. Open the cake every week or two to feed by poking with a skewer in several places and dribbling over a little more of your chosen alcohol or tea.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 681 calories, FatContent 24 grams fat, SaturatedFatContent 14 grams saturated fat, CarbohydrateContent 112 grams carbohydrates, SugarContent 97 grams sugar, FiberContent 3 grams fiber, ProteinContent 8 grams protein, SodiumContent 0.26 milligram of sodium
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