Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, christmas cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Christmas cake recipes from all your favourite BBC Chefs Mary Berry, Delia Smith, Frances Quinn, The Hairy Bikers and many more. If you're making and decorating a Christmas cake for the first time. Christmas cake is a type of cake, often fruitcake, served at Christmas time in many countries.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook christmas cake using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Christmas Cake:
- Make ready Orange juice/mixed fruit juice-1/4cup(here I used orange juice)(For soaking)
- Make ready Golden raisins-1tbsp(For soaking)
- Prepare Dates-2tbsp(For soaking)
- Make ready Tutti Frutti-4tbsp(For soaking)
- Get Milk-1/2cup(For Buttermilk)
- Make ready Vinegar-1tsp(For Buttermilk)
- Make ready Sugar-3tbsp(Caramel syrup)
- Get Water-1tbsp(Caramel syrup)
- Get Water-4tbsp(later used in Caramel syrup)
- Prepare Sugar-1/4 cup(Add to the caramel syrup+soaked dry fruits)
- Take All purpose flour-1cup(Sieve this dry mixture)
- Prepare Baking powder-1tsp(Sieve this dry mixture)
- Prepare Baking Soda-1/2TSP(Sieve this dry mixture)
- Prepare Milk powder-2tbsp(Sieve this dry mixture)
- Get Mixed nuts-1/4cup(Add to the final mixture)
- Get Butter/oil-1/4cup(Add to the final mixture)
- Make ready vanilla essence-1tsp(Add to the final mixture)
My second Christmas cake for this year. The cake was inspired by some old Christmas cards that I have at home. I copied the design on the baubles from actual baubles that I have hanging on my. Rich cheesecakes, old-fashioned fruitcakes, gingerbread, and red velvet cake.
Steps to make Christmas Cake:
- Take orange juice/mixed fruit juice. Soak the raisins, dates & tutti fruitti in it for 1 hour.
- Mix the milk with vinegar and keep the prepared buttermilk aside.
- Put a pan on medium heat. Add sugar and water and cook this mixture till caramelized. once caramelized add the extra quantity of water to the caramelized syrup. Now the caramel syrup is ready. Keep it aside to cool down. Once cooled down, add this caramel syrup to the soaked dry fruits. To this add the sugar. Mix it well.
- On the above mixture sieve the dry ingredients flour, baking powder, baking soda & milk powder and mix it properly by cut and fold method. To this add the prepared buttermilk slowly to mix it properly. To this mixture add mixed nuts, butter/oil and vanilla essence and mix well.
- Then pour the mixture into a greased mould with the parchment paper and tap once and bake in a preheated oven of 180 degree Celsius for 45 to 55 mins or till the toothpick comes out clean. - Once done let it rest to get it completely cooled down. Then you can cut and serve it.
Try our traditional boozy fruit cakes along with alternative ideas to serve over the festive season - impressive white snowball cake, boozy rum and raisin bundt cake. Christmas cakes can be made up to three months in advance, so you can get into the spirit nice and early with You can then decorate your Christmas cake with one of our amazing designs below. Try a simple classic Christmas cake recipe for you to cook for family or friends. Follow our step-by-step guide at Tesco Real Food online. It just isn't Christmas without a Christmas cake or pudding.
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