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Easy Christmas Cake Recipe
Easy Christmas Cake Recipe, beautifully moist and rich, this festive fruit cake is everything you can ask for: rum-soaked mixed dried fruit added to dark smooth batter with an orange touch. The rum icing contrasts beautifully with the cake for added sweetness and colour. A lot quicker than the traditional Christmas fruit cake versions, this recipe is a must-try over the festive season. The very best boozy Christmas fruit cake.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 1 cake
Calories: 5266 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
For the sponge
- 600 g mixed dried fruit (sultanas, raisins, currants, cranberries, candied orange and lemon peeling)
- 150 ml rum
- 125 g butter (soft)
- 125 g dark brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 125 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 50 g ground almonds
For the icing
- 300 g icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon rum
- 2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Add the dried fruit and rum to a pan set over a low to medium heat.
- Cover with a lid and simmer gently for 10 minutes until the fruit soaks up the rum.
- Remove from the heat, and leave the lid on for a further 5 minutes.
- Beat the sugar with the butter until you get a thick paste.
- Add the eggs one by one beating well after each addition to avoid the mixture curding.
- Add the baking powder, mixed spice, ground almonds and orange extract, and mix.
- Sift in the flour and soaked fruit, and mix to get a thicker batter.
- Grease and flour a round cake tin (23 cm/9 inches) - ideally a tin with removable walls.
- Spread the mixture evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 120 degrees Celsius (248 Fahrenheit) for one hour, then increase the temperature to 150 degrees Celsius (300 Fahrenheit) for a further 30 minutes until light brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Leave to cool completely.
- To make the icing, sift the icing sugar, add the rum and milk, and mix well to get a smooth thin mixture.
- When the cake is cool, spread the icing over, and decorate with sprinkles, cake toppers, dried orange slices or any other decorations of your choice.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
- The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
- This cake might looks complicated and time consuming, but it's actually very easy to make with simple ingredients. The cake does not need refrigerating, and it can last for many days at room temperature.
Nutrition Information
Calories
5266kcal
(263%)
Carbohydrates
916g
(305%)
Protein
102g
(204%)
Fat
159g
(245%)
Saturated Fat
76g
(380%)
Cholesterol
1023mg
(341%)
Sodium
1349mg
(56%)
Potassium
5426mg
(155%)
Fiber
68g
(272%)
Sugar
707g
(1414%)
Vitamin A
4134IU
(83%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
1512mg
(151%)
Iron
28mg
(156%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 5266
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 5266kcal | 263% |
| Carbohydrates | 916g | 305% |
| Protein | 102g | 204% |
| Fat | 159g | 245% |
| Saturated Fat | 76g | 380% |
| Cholesterol | 1023mg | 341% |
| Sodium | 1349mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 5426mg | 115% |
| Fiber | 68g | 272% |
| Sugar | 707g | 1414% |
| Vitamin A | 4134IU | 83% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 1512mg | 151% |
| Iron | 28mg | 156% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.