Baked goods
British Christmas Cake
600 min4 serv.21 февр. 2026 г.
Description
Perfectly complements tea and coffee. Serve warm or chilled. Ideal with tea.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Soak the dried fruits in brandy. Leave them overnight to marinate.
- 2
Step 2
In another container, mix the soft butter with sugar until smooth. Grate the lemon and orange zest into the mixture.
- 3
Step 3
Then add eggs, molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour to the mixture.
- 4
Step 4
Also add dried fruits, spices, and chopped nuts. Then bake the cake in a mold for 3 hours at 140 degrees.
- 5
Step 5
After that, melt the jam. Spread it over the cooled cake.
- 6
Step 6
Cover the cupcake with rolled marzipan, trimming the edges evenly. Brush the pastry with jam once again. Then cover everything with rolled marzipan.
- 7
Step 7
Level the marzipan. Decorate the cake as you wish. Merry Christmas!