amaretto fruit cake

A rich, moist fruit cake filled full of juicy fruit and a generous amount of Amaretto! This is my favourite Christmas cake recipe.  It tastes absolutely beautiful just as it is, or go fully festive and decorate with a layer of marzipan and icing.

Amaretto Christmas cake

/1 Cup dried figs

raisins

200 g/3/4 cup glace cherries, rinsed, dried and halved

g/1/3 cup crystallized ginger, chopped (optional)

Amaretto,

300 g/1 1/3 Cups butter

250 g/ 1 1/2 Cups soft light brown sugar

lemon

treacle

cinnamon

Teaspoon mixed spice

Teaspoon nutmeg

eggs,

300 g/2 Cups plain flour

salt

baking powder

almonds

Preheat the oven to 160C/140Fan/300F/Gas Mark 2.

It's definitely worth taking the time to line...

It's definitely worth taking the time to line your cake tin correctly to protect the cake during its long baking time.

Grease a loose bottomed 23cm(9 inch) round cake...

Grease a loose bottomed 23cm(9 inch) round cake tin (10cm deep) and line the base and sides with non stick baking paper. Cut out a circle of baking paper, using the base of your tin as a template. 

To line the sides, cut a strip of...

To line the sides, cut a strip of baking paper a little longer than the circumference of the tin and about 3 inches higher. Fold it 1 inch along its length, then using scissors make little snips up to the fold line, making a fringe along the length. It should now fit snugly inside the cake tin. Finally, fit your circle over the top, covering the fringe.

Place the dried fruits in a large saucepan...

Place the dried fruits in a large saucepan with the Amaretto, butter, sugar, Orange zest and juice, lemon zest, treacle, cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg. 

Gently bring to a simmer, stirring, for 10...

Gently bring to a simmer, stirring, for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the mixture sit for at least 1 hour. I've often done this in advance and left it overnight. 

When you're ready to bake the cake, pour...

When you're ready to bake the cake, pour the soaked fruit mixture into a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, then stir in the flour, baking powder and ground almonds. Stir until everything is well combined. 

Pour into the lined tin and bake for...

Pour into the lined tin and bake for 2-2 1/2 hours or until the cake springs back when lightly pressed and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. 

Leave to cool completely in the tin.

When the cake is completely cold, poke a...

When the cake is completely cold, poke a few holes in the cake, drizzle with a little Amaretto, then wrap in a double layer of baking paper and foil and store in an airtight container.

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This Amaretto Christmas cake is rich, moist and filled full of plump, Amaretto soaked juicy fruit. Once tried this will become your favourite fruit cake cake recipe.

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