christmas cake recipe

This is our easiest-ever Christmas Cake recipe ever. You don't need to soak the fruit overnight, in fact the prep for this festive cake takes just 15 minutes.

Boil and Bake Christmas Cake

175 g (6 ounces) unsalted butter,

500 g (1lb 2 ounces) each raisins and sultanas

lemon

almond

sugar

g (3½oz) blanched almonds, very roughly chopped

flour

cinnamon

allspice

eggs,

Preheat the oven to 150°C (130°C fan) mark 2. Grease, then line the base and sides of a 20.5cm (8in) deep round cake tin with baking parchment.

Put all the dried fruit and stem ginger into a very large pan with the lemon zest and almond liqueur. Heat the pan until the liqueur at the bottom begins to boil, then cook on a medium heat for 5min, stirring frequently until the fruit absorbs the liquid. Add butter and sugar and heat gently to melt, stirring occasionally to help dissolve the sugar.

Take the pan off the heat and leave to cool for 5min. Stir in the almonds, flour, spices and beaten eggs and mix well. Immediately pour the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface (there's no need to make a dip in the mixture).

Bake the cake for 1hr 45min-2hr or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cover the cake with foil if it is browning too quickly.&nbsp;

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This easy Christmas cake recipe is best prepared four to six weeks in advance.

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(330 grams) dulce de leche (or other caramel sauce)

sour cream

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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

treacle

Teaspoon mixed spice

Teaspoon nutmeg

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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