Boiled Christmas Cake

Name: Boiled Christmas Cake
Ingredients: 500gm mixed dried fruit; 220gm (1 cup) sugar; 250 ml (1 cup) water; 185 gm butter, chopped; 1 tblspn golden syrup; 2 tspn cocoa; 1 tspn mixed spice; 1 tspn instant coffee; 1 tspn bicarbonate soda; 2 eggs; 150gm (1 cup) SR flour; 185 gm (1 1/4 cup) plain flour; whole almonds for decoration; maraschino cherries for decoration; 1/2 cup slivered almonds

5 steps

For Christmas I steep enough fruit, almonds and extra maraschino cherries to make four cakes in about 1/2 bottle of brandy for about a month before baking.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:47:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories6214.2 kcal (311%)

Total Fat254.6 g (364%)

Carbs922.7 g (355%)

Sugars520.9 g (579%)

Protein66.5 g (133%)

Sodium3668.2 mg (183%)

Fiber37.4 g (133%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

500 gmmixed dried fruit

1 cupsugar

250mlwater

185 gmbutter

chopped

1 tblspngolden syrup

2 tspncocoa

1 tspnmixed spice

1 tspninstant coffee

1 tspnbicarbonate soda

2eggs

1 cupSR flour

1 ¼ cupplain flour

½ cupslivered almonds

Instructions

Step 1

Place fruit, sugar, water, butter, golden syrup, cocoa, spice and instant coffee in large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring. then simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in carb soda, cover & cool to room temperature.

Step 3

Meanwhile, line base of 20cm circular cake tin with baking paper, bringing paper 5cm above edge of cake tin.

Step 4

Fold in remaining ingredients & pour/spread into prepared pan. Decorate top with whole almonds & maraschino cherries.

Step 5

Bake in slow oven for approximately 1 1/2 hours & allow to cool in pan.