Mary Berry's Christmas Cake | delicious. Magazine
Mary Berry's classic Christmas cake is one of the most popular recipes on our website. The rich fruit cake is studded with plump dried fruits and finished with a good dash of brandy.
Serves
Ingredients:
425g currants
250g each sultanas and raisins
300g glacé cherries, quartered, rinsed and drained
150g ready-to-eat dried apricots, snipped into small pieces
75g mixed candied peel, roughly chopped
4 tbsp brandy, plus extra for pouring
300g plain flour
1 tsp ground mixed spice
½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
300g softened unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
300g dark muscovado sugar
5 medium free-range eggs
1 tbsp black treacle
Finely grated zest of 1 large lemon
Finely grated zest of 1 large orange
60g whole unblanched almonds, roughly chopped
Method:
1. Combine the dried fruit and candied peel in a large bowl. Add the 4 tbsp brandy and stir in to mix well. Cover and leave overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 140°C/fan120°C/gas 1. Put the remaining ingredients except the almonds in a large bowl. Beat with a hand-held electric mixer until well combined. Stir in the nuts and the soaked fruit with any soaking liquid.
3. Grease a deep 23cm round tin or 20cm square cake tin with butter, line with a double layer of baking paper and grease the paper (see Golden Rules). Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin. Level the top and cover with a disc of baking paper.
4. Bake for 4-5 hours until firm to the touch and a skewer pushed into the middle comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool in the tin.
5. When the cake has cooled, remove the baking paper disc, pierce the top in several places with a skewer, then pour over a little brandy. Remove the cake from the tin but keep it in the baking paper. Wrap with more baking paper, then wrap with foil. Store in a cool place for up to 3 months to mature, occasionally unwrapping and spooning over 1-2 tbsp brandy.
6. Decorate the cake with glacé fruit, marzipan or ready-to-use icing. Tie a ribbon around the cake if you like before serving.
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For the Cake:
2 CUPS BUTTER
2 CUPS PACKED BROWN SUGAR
6 LARGE EGGS
2 TSP. APPLE PIE SPICE (PENZEY’S)
2 2/3 CUP SELF-RISING FLOUR (WHITE LILY)
1/2 CUP GRAPE JUICE
3 TBSP. VANILLA EXTRACT
3 1/2 CUPS CANDIED FRUIT
10 OZ. CHOPPED DATES
4 CUPS CHOPPED PECANS
Read the entire recipe before beginning. Do not
preheat the oven!
In a mixer mix the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add
eggs one at a time, beating in between.
Add Apple pie spice and vanilla extract. Add grape
juice and mix well. Add flour and beat for 2 minutes
on medium speed.
In a separate bowl add 1/3 CUP FLOUR then add your
fruit and mix until fruit is coated well with flour. Add
pecans and dates and mix well. Pour batter into bowl
with fruit and nuts. Mix well.
Spray pans with baking spray and fill 3/4 full of
batter. Put cake in a cold oven and then put on Bake
at 350 degrees and bake 30 minutes. Turn oven to
250 degrees and bake for 2-4 hours. Cook time will
vary depending on size and depth of cake. Cake must
be done before topping with fruit. After you top cake
cook another 30 minutes for pecans to toast.
For pecan and fruit topping:
JELLY OR MARMALADE (8OZ.) 1-2 CUPS OF LARGE
MIXED COLORED CANDIED FRUITS (YOUR CHOICE) I
LIKE RED AND GREEN CHERRIES.
4 CUPS OF WHOLE PECANS
Heat jelly (your choice apple or orange marmalade)
in a non-stick small pot or skillet.
Pour over fruit and mix until fruit and nuts are coated
well.
My choice of fruits:
8 oz. FRUIT AND PEEL OLD ENGLISH MIX OR EXTRA
FANCY (THESE ARE CHOPPED SMALL) (1 CUP)
8 OZ. TROPICAL MIX (1 CUP)
8 OZ. MIXED PINEAPPLE AND CHERRIES (HALF THESE)
10 OZ. CHOPPED DATES
TIPS:
WHEN YOU BUY FRUIT AND NUTS GET PLENTY FOR
TOP OF CAKES TOO!
DO NOT PLACE TOPPING ON CAKE BEFORE IT IS SET
IN MIDDLE OR IT WILL SINK DOWN INTO THE CAKE.
DO NOT USE OLD ENGLISH FRUIT UNLESS YOU TASTE
AND MAKE SURE YOU LIKE THE CITRON AND FRUITS,
REPLACE WITH OTHER MIXED FRUITS IF YOU DO NOT
LIKE IT.
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1½ cups all-purpose FLOUR
1 cup white SUGAR
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1 tsp BAKING SODA
2 tsp CINNAMON
¾ tsp RED PEPPER POWDER or cayenne powder
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1 Tbsp WHITE VINEGAR
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Baking dish: 21*21 cm.
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 120 grams of sugar (2/3 cup)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 60 grams of melted butter
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 150 grams of flour (3/4 cup)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 400 grams of frozen cherries
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 50 grams of flour
- 30 grams of sugar
- 40 grams of butter
Bake in preheated 350°F (180°C) oven / 45 minutes.
This recipe can be made at home with simple ingredients that are readily available in stores. Enjoy!
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Ingredients:
1 cup (16TBsp) 225g butter
2TBsp (45g) honey
2/3 cup (100g) brown sugar
zest of lemon
zest of orange
vanilla
spices
1tsp baking powder
1 2/3 cup (230g) flour
3 eggs
3/4 cup (100g) any nuts
3 cups (560g) dry fruits
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