Easy Peasy Foodie · by Eb Gargano★ 5.0 (12)
Easy Christmas Loaf Cake
NUTRITION · PER SERVING90M COOK
CAL 21%·PRO 5%
CARBS 75G71% OF CAL
8G FIBER54G SUGAR13G OTHER
FAT 11G23% OF CAL
5G SAT6G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
This easy Christmas loaf cake is made with candied fruit, spices, and sherry for a festive flavor without requiring overnight soaking. It's ready in 90 minutes and can be decorated and served the same day.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 16- 500 g mixed dried fruit (ideally including mixed peel – see note)
- Juice of 1 orange
- 100 ml sherry (or brandy / whisky / gin / rum - or use apple juice if you want this to be alcohol free)
- 100 ml boiling water
- 150 g butter softened (plus extra for greasing)
- 150 g soft dark brown sugar ((or muscovado sugar))
- 2 large eggs
- 150 g self-raising flour ((US - self-rising flour))
- 2 teaspoons mixed spice ((or pumpkin spice))
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 200 g glacé cherries halved
- 250 g marzipan ((I prefer the paler ‘natural’ colour… but the bright yellow stuff works too!))
- 250 g white fondant icing
- Icing sugar ((US - confectioner's sugar) (for rolling out the marzipan and fondant icing))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 90M
CAL 21%·PRO 5%
CARBS 75G71% OF CAL
8G FIBER54G SUGAR13G OTHER
FAT 11G23% OF CAL
5G SAT6G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 1h
- Sodium
- 170mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 61mg
- Calcium
- 57mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 170MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.