Maggie Beer's Christmas Cake Recipe

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Maggie Beer's Christmas Cake
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
1133
Calories
Total time
33
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Mix the dried fruit and orange zest together in a glass or china bowl.
  2. Pour the brandy over and mix again.
  3. Cover the bowl and leave for at least 24 hours, turning mixture occasionally.
  4. Preheat oven to 140 degrees C.
  5. Grease and line a 24cm round cake tin with several layers of paper.
  6. Paper should extend 10cm above the rim of the tin.
  7. Sift flour, spices and salt.
  8. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
  9. Beat eggs in a separate bowl then mix very gradually into the creamed mixture.
  10. Gently fold in the spiced flour, then fold in the dried fruit mixture.
  11. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
  12. Decorate the top with blanched almonds.
  13. Bake for about 3 hours.
  14. A skewer inserted into the centre of the cake should come out clean when the cake is cooked.
  15. A baking dish full of water placed on the oven shelf below the cake during cooking will help keep the cake moist.
  16. Cool the cake in the tin for 30 minutes before transfering to a wire rack.
  17. To store, wrap the cake in several layers of greaseproof paper, then wrap in foil and store in an air-tight tin.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1132.55 Kcal (4742 kJ)
Calories from fat 352.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.17g 60%
Cholesterol 81.36mg 27%
Sodium 221.6mg 9%
Potassium 653.56mg 14%
Total Carbs 173.57g 58%
Sugars 119.02g 476%
Dietary Fiber 9.76g 39%
Protein 13.28g 27%
Vitamin C 44.3mg 74%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 12%
Iron 4.5mg 25%
Calcium 133mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 302.64 Kcal (1267 kJ)
Calories from fat 94.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.47g 60%
Cholesterol 21.74mg 27%
Sodium 59.22mg 9%
Potassium 174.64mg 14%
Total Carbs 46.38g 58%
Sugars 31.8g 476%
Dietary Fiber 2.61g 39%
Protein 3.55g 27%
Vitamin C 11.8mg 74%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 12%
Iron 1.2mg 25%
Calcium 35.5mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.1
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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