Home / British / Traditional Christmas cake Recipe
Traditional Christmas cake Recipe
Dessert

Traditional Christmas cake Recipe

If you enjoy authentic Traditional Christmas cake Recipe cuisine, this homemade Dessert recipe is worth trying at home....

⏱️

9 Min Prep

🔥

22 Min Cook

🍽️

5 Servings

🥗

Vegetarian

🔒 You've Reached Your Free Limit

You have enjoyed your 10 free premium recipes this month. Subscribe today to unlock unlimited access to over 19,000+ delicious recipes, personalized health options, and advanced meal prep features.

Unlock All Premium Recipes

Ingredients

  • 200g Butter
  • 200g Muscovado Sugar
  • 200g Plain Flour
  • 4 Beaten Eggs
  • 50g Ground Almonds
  • 100ml Sherry
  • 85g Candied Peel
  • 85g Glace Cherry
  • 250g Raisins
  • 250g Currants
  • 100g Pecan Nuts
  • Grated zest of 1 Lemon
  • 1 ½ tbsp Mixed Spice
  • 1 ½ tbsp Rose water
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

Instructions

1
mildly hot oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3.
2
Line the base and sides of a 20 cm round, 7.5 cm deep cake tin.
3
Beat the margarine and sweetener with an electric hand mixer for 1-2 mins until very velvety and pale in colour, scraping down the sides of the dish half way through.
4
swirl around in a spoonful of the baking flour, then swirl around in the beaten egg and the rest of the baking flour alternately, a quarter at a time, beating well each time with a wooden spoon.
5
swirl around in the almonds.
6
incorporate in the sherry (the incorporate will look curdled), then mix in the skin, cherries, raisins, cherries, nuts, lemon zest, perfumed element, rosewater and vanilla.
7
Beat together to incorporate, then swirl around in the baking ground mix.
8
Spoon mixture into the tin and even the top, making a slight dip in the centre.
9
oven-cook for 30 mins, then lower temperature to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2 and oven-cook a further 2-2¼ hrs, until a skewer insterted in the middle comes out wash.
10
Leave to cool in the tin, then take out of the tin and skin off the lining paper.
11
When completely cold, wrap well in cling film and foil to store until ready to embellish.
12
The cake will keep for several months.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
British
Course
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
31 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

9 mins

Cooking Time

22 mins

Total Time

31 mins
#british #dessert #vegetarian
Author

Master Chef

Bring fresh ideas into your kitchen with recipes designed for everyday cooking and special celebrations alike. Discover flavorful appetizers, wholesome main courses, delicious side dishes, sweet desserts, and refreshing drinks prepared with accessible ingredients. Our easy-to-follow recipes help you save time while creating meals full of rich flavor and satisfying textures. Enjoy cooking with confidence as you explore exciting cuisines from around the world.

You May Also Like

Best Carrot Cake Recipe

Best Carrot Cake Recipe

View Recipe
Easy Baked salmon with fennel & tomatoes Recipe

Easy Baked salmon with fennel & tomatoes Recipe

View Recipe
Kedgeree Made Simple

Kedgeree Made Simple

View Recipe