Festive Christmas Fruitcake With Nuts Recipe

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Festive Christmas Fruitcake With Nuts
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
2416
Calories
Total time
155
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 180C or 350F and light grease and line the base and sides of a deep 22-23 cm round loose-based cake pan with baking parchment paper.
  2. Beat butter, sugar, egss, flour, ground almonds and spices until thoroughly mixed and creamy, preferably with an electric beater or in a food mixer.
  3. Measure 1/2 cup of the cake batter, put into a bowl and set aside.
  4. Fold in the fruit and rum into the remaining mixture, then gently stir in the marzipan.
  5. Spoon this into the prepared cake pan and smoothen out with a spatula.
  6. Then make a slight dip in the center of the cake.
  7. This will give the finished cake a nice flat top.
  8. Bake for 1 1/4 hours.
  9. Meanwhile, make the fruit and nut topping.
  10. Mix all the nuts, cherries and syrup into the remaining cake mixture.
  11. Spoon the mixture on top of the part-cooked cake (once it has had its 1 1/4 hours), evenly distributing the mixture of nuts and cherries across the surface of the cake.
  12. Loosely cover the top of the pan with foil.
  13. Return to the oven for 40 minutes, then take off the foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes, so the nuts can turn golden.
  14. Keep an eye on them, so they don't get too dark or burn.
  15. To test the cake, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake, if it comes out clean then it's ready.
  16. Cool in the pan and then turn out, keeping the lining on, and wrap with foil.
  17. (The cake will keep up to 2 weeks or can be frozen up to 2 months.) To serve, remove the cake from the foil and strip away the lining.
  18. Place on a board or serving plate and tie with a decorative ribbon.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2416.21 Kcal (10116 kJ)
Calories from fat 1147.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 127.51g 196%
Cholesterol 401.01mg 134%
Sodium 1187.73mg 49%
Potassium 958.83mg 20%
Total Carbs 287.77g 96%
Sugars 214.27g 857%
Dietary Fiber 16.8g 67%
Protein 40g 80%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 8.2mg 45%
Calcium 455.1mg 46%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 388.81 Kcal (1628 kJ)
Calories from fat 184.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.52g 196%
Cholesterol 64.53mg 134%
Sodium 191.13mg 49%
Potassium 154.29mg 20%
Total Carbs 46.31g 96%
Sugars 34.48g 857%
Dietary Fiber 2.7g 67%
Protein 6.44g 80%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 1.3mg 45%
Calcium 73.2mg 46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 58.1
    Points
  • 66
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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