Mary berry christmas cake
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9 · Mary Berry’s rich traditional Christmas cake recipe is filled to the brim with fruit, as well as almonds, brandy and treacle. Discover 10 ways to decorate your Christmas cake to turn your fruit cake into a festive showstopper.
16 ingredients
Produce
- 75 g Candied peel, mixed
- 425 g Currants
- 300 g Glace cherries
- 1 Lemon, zest of large
- 1 Orange, zest of large
- 150 g Ready-to-eat dried apricots
- 250 g Sultanas and raisins
Refrigerated
- 5 Eggs, medium free-range
Condiments
- 1 tbsp Treacle, black
Baking & Spices
- 300 g Muscovado sugar, dark
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 300 g Plain flour
- 1 tsp Spice, ground mixed
Nuts & Seeds
- 60 g Unblanched almonds, whole
Dairy
- 300 g Butter, unsalted
Beer, Wine & Liquor
- 4 tbsp Brandy
180 · Mary Berry’s been making her traditional Christmas cake recipe for as long as Paul Hollywood’s been alive. She knows what she’s talking about. If you don't have the required tin size, go to her cake calculator to recalculate the ingredients and cooking time for your cake tin.
20 ingredients
Produce
- 500 g Currants
- 350 g Glace cherries, natural
- 2 Oranges
- 175 g Raisins
- 350 g Sultanas
Refrigerated
- 4 Eggs, large free-range
- 3 Eggs, whites only, free-range
Condiments
- 3 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Treacle, black
Baking & Spices
- 1 Icing sugar
- 675 g Icing sugar
- 250 g Muscovado sugar, light or dark
- 275 g Plain flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Spice, mixed
Nuts & Seeds
- 75 g Almonds
Dairy
- 250 g Butter
Desserts
- 675 g Marzipan
Beer, Wine & Liquor
- 150 ml 1/4pt brandy or sherry
Other
- about 3 tbsp apricot jam, warmed and sieved
- 1½ tsp glycerine
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Yvonne Tucker saved to 3 ingr.Xmas cake.
9466 · Mary Berry's classic Christmas cake recipe is the ultimate festive treat. Its a much easier bake than you might think and serves 12-15
14 ingredients
Produce
- 500 g Currants
- 350 g Glace cherries
- 2 Oranges, zest of
- 175 g Raisins
- 350 g Sultanas
Refrigerated
- 4 Eggs
Condiments
- 1 tbsp Treacle, black
Baking & Spices
- 250 g Muscovado sugar, light
- 175 g Plain flour
- 75 g Self-raising flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Spice, mixed
Nuts & Seeds
- 75 g Almonds
Dairy
- 250 g Butter
Beer, Wine & Liquor
- 150 ml Sherry
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Zena Dennis saved to Christmas time
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Jean Turczyn saved to Recipes to try
9 · Mary Berry’s rich traditional Christmas cake recipe is filled to the brim with fruit, as well as almonds, brandy and treacle. Discover 10 ways to decorate your Christmas cake to turn your fruit cake into a festive showstopper.
16 ingredients
Produce
- 75 g Candied peel, mixed
- 425 g Currants
- 300 g Glace cherries
- 1 Lemon, zest of large
- 1 Orange, zest of large
- 150 g Ready-to-eat dried apricots
- 250 g Sultanas and raisins
Refrigerated
- 5 Eggs, medium free-range
Condiments
- 1 tbsp Treacle, black
Baking & Spices
- 300 g Muscovado sugar, dark
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 300 g Plain flour
- 1 tsp Spice, ground mixed
Nuts & Seeds
- 60 g Unblanched almonds, whole
Dairy
- 300 g Butter, unsalted
Beer, Wine & Liquor
- 4 tbsp Brandy

Julie Dodds saved to Cookies/cakes
3 · 70 minutes · Try a Christmas cake recipe made with wonderful fruits, spices and sherry, from Bettys – the famous Harrogate bakers. And if you’re going to the trouble of making your own cake, then why not try making homemade marzipan as well?
16 ingredients
Produce
- 100 g Currants
- 200 g Glace cherries
- 80 g Peel, mixed
- 450 g Raisins
- 1 Zest 1 orange and 1 lemon
Refrigerated
- 4 Eggs, medium
Condiments
- 30 g Treacle, black
Baking & Spices
- 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
- 275 g Muscovado sugar, dark
- 280 g Plain flour
- 1 tsp Spice, mixed
Nuts & Seeds
- 60 g Almonds, ground
Dairy
- 275 g Butter, unsalted
Beer, Wine & Liquor
- 100 ml Sherry, dark
Other
- 30g liquid glycerine
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Avril Deans saved to Cake Recipes
180 · Mary Berry’s been making her traditional Christmas cake recipe for as long as Paul Hollywood’s been alive. She knows what she’s talking about. If you don't have the required tin size, go to her cake calculator to recalculate the ingredients and cooking time for your cake tin.
20 ingredients
Produce
- 500 g Currants
- 350 g Glace cherries, natural
- 2 Oranges
- 175 g Raisins
- 350 g Sultanas
Refrigerated
- 4 Eggs, large free-range
- 3 Eggs, whites only, free-range
Condiments
- 3 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Treacle, black
Baking & Spices
- 1 Icing sugar
- 675 g Icing sugar
- 250 g Muscovado sugar, light or dark
- 275 g Plain flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Spice, mixed
Nuts & Seeds
- 75 g Almonds
Dairy
- 250 g Butter
Desserts
- 675 g Marzipan
Beer, Wine & Liquor
- 150 ml 1/4pt brandy or sherry
Other
- about 3 tbsp apricot jam, warmed and sieved
- 1½ tsp glycerine
Rachel Waksman saved to Cakes
Prepara este riquísimo pastel, ¡es delicioso y dura hasta 1 año!
12 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- 1/4 Taza de cocoa en polvo
Other
- 1 Cucharada de canela en polvo
- 1 Cucharada de polvo para hornear
- 1 Cucharada de vainilla
- 400 Gramos de harina
- 250 Gramos de mantequilla
- 4 Huevos
- ½ taza de almendras picadas
- 1 Taza de azúcar morena
- 1 Taza de coñac
- ½ taza de nueces
- 1 Taza de pasas
Lourdes Martinez saved to Repostería