Christmas Cake - Light One
·Added 5 May 2026 by Tom Melhuish
DessertVegetarianWinter
Ingredients
| 50 | g | dried apricots |
| 75 | g | dried figs |
| 50 | g | soft dried dates |
| 50 | g | dried cranberries |
| 50 | g | sultanas |
| 3 | tbsp | brandy |
| 200 | g | soft butter |
| 200 | g | caster sugar |
| 100 | g | plain flour |
| 75 | g | ground almonds |
| 4 | large | eggs(beaten) |
| 1 | large | orange(zest and juice) |
Method
1.Whiz the dried fruit briefly in a food processor until the size of candied peel. Soak the fruit in the brandy for at least an hour.
2.Preheat oven to 150°C.
3.Beat butter and sugar together until white & fluffy. Slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time.
4.Gently add the almonds & flour together, a hurd at a time.
5.Slowly fold in the fruit, zest & juice taking care not to over mix.
6.Transfer mix to a lined 20cm loose bottomed springform tin, smooth the top and bake for 1 hour or until the cake comes out clean.
7.You can dust with icing sugar to decorate if you feel like it!
Recipe Notes
AI · may be inaccurate
Origin
Nigel Slater via Tiffany
Tips
Soak the fruit in the brandy for at least an hour before mixing.
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