Festive fruit cake

Name: Festive fruit cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 h 55 min
Total time: 30 h 55 min
Yield: 16 portions
Ingredients: 100 g glacé cherries; 100 g mixed peel; 650 g mixed dried fruit; boiling water; 220 g butter; 1 lemon; 1 orange; 50 g blanched almonds; 220 g brown sugar; 5 eggs; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1 tsp instant granulated coffee; 1 tsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp molasses; 220 g plain flour; water

4.0 (1 rating)

Difficulty easy

Preparation time 25 min

Total time 30h 55 min

Serving size 16 portions

Ingredients

100 g glacé cherries
100 g mixed peel
650 g mixed dried fruit (e.g. raisins, currants, sultanas)
boiling water, for soaking
220 g butter, cut into pieces and softened, plus extra for greasing
1 lemon, zest only, no white pith
1 orange, zest only, no white pith
50 g blanched almonds or nuts of choice (e.g. hazelnuts, pistachios), plus extra for decortaing (optional)
220 g brown sugar
5 eggs
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp instant granulated coffee
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp molasses or black treacle
220 g plain flour
water, for sprinkling

Nutrition: per 1 portion
Calories: 1638 kJ / 390 kcal
Protein: 5.6 g
Carbohydrates: 59 g
Fat: 15 g
Saturated Fat: 8 g
Fibre: 3.6 g
Sodium: 151.3 mg