Fruit And Nut Glazed Christmas Cake Recipe

Wrap in sherry or triple sec soaked cheesecloth for at least a week for best flavor.

Fruit and nut glazed christmas cake recipe.

Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Don t worry about the keeping quality of this glaze we have stored glazed cakes for three months and they were still in beautiful condition. Glazed vegan fruit cake i will freely admit that i haven t made a vegan cake before but i have eaten some lovely ones. And there were certainly some gorgeous cakes at the meeting.

Vary the selection of fruit and nuts for the topping as desired. Finally brush the beautifully arranged nuts and lots more glaze then store the cake in a tin or polythene box until it s needed. Christmas cake with glazed fruit nuts. Brush golden syrup over the top and sides of cake.

So i raided their baking section to come up with the ingredients for my glazed fruit and nut topping. Easy christmas fruit and nut cake everyday healthy recipes orange juice walnuts sugar flour vegetable oil dried cranberries and 5 more foie gras terrine with dried cranberries and pistachios on dine chez nanou. Pour batter into prepared tin making sure to press the mixture very firmly into the tin to eliminate air bubbles. Using a pastry brush brush the top of the cake with jam and arrange your fruit on top starting with the bigger pieces dotting the smaller fruits and nuts in and around the gaps.

Place the cake on a board or flat surface. If you ve ever tried making your own christmas cake at home you will know the trials and tribulations of trying to decorate said cake with marzipan and roayl icing. Finish the cake by brushing everything with a final coat of the apricot glaze to give it a lovely gloss. Countdown has a fantastic range of nuts and dried fruit in their baking section and leading up to christmas so many of them are on price lockdown or special.

A traditional moist fruit cake made with rum soaked dried fruit citrus zest and candied ginger. If the top is uneven trim with a sharp knife to make a flat surface. Let cool in tin for 15 minutes. Add eggs to fruit mixture.

It turns cynics into converts. Scroll down for my naked christmas cake with glazed nuts and cherries. The best fruit cake recipe you ll ever make. I adapted a standard fruit cake recipe to make it vegan for a cake club evening with the theme.

Spoon the glazed fruits and nuts over the top of the cake to decorate. Stand to allow the topping to stick.