Lenten Christmas cake
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. Below I will tell you more in detail. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 165°C.
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Step 2
Pour milk into a bowl, add vegetable oil, sugar, ground flax seeds, orange or lemon zest, and lemon juice. Mix well until the sugar dissolves.
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Step 3
Add the chopped dried fruit and nuts. Mix well.
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Step 4
Then sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and all the spices into a bowl.
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Step 5
Grease the baking tin with vegetable oil, then put the dough in. Bake for 90 minutes. Check doneness with a dry toothpick.
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Step 6
Cool the cake in the pan. Then carefully remove it, optionally soak with orange liqueur, and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
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Step 7
For the glaze, whip aquafaba on high speed until soft peaks form. Without stopping the mixer, add powdered sugar and cornstarch.
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Step 8
Pour the glaze you’ve made over the cake. When it has dripped off a little, decorate as you like. I use dried cherries, ground orange zest, and almond petals.
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Step 9
The lenten Christmas cake is ready.