Easy Peasy Foodie· by Eb Gargano★ 4.9 (18)

Last Minute Emergency Christmas Cake

Name: Last Minute Emergency Christmas Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 12, 12 slices
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 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); 500 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))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 1h 30m total

Servings

Calories

33% of a 2,000 cal day

660KCAL

Protein

8g16% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat26g

33%

Saturated8g

38%

Unsaturated18g

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Total Carbs102g

37%

Fiber6g

21%

Total Sugars74g

—

Starch23g

—

Sodium292mg

13%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A quick Christmas fruitcake made with dried mixed fruit, spices, and sherry that's ready in just 90 minutes. Can be decorated and served the same day it's baked.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

500 gmixed dried fruit
1orange — freshly squeezed
100 mlsherry — or brandy or whisky or gin or rum or apple juice
100 mlboiling water
150 gbutter — softened
150 gsoft dark brown sugar — or muscovado sugar
2large eggs
150 gself-raising flour
2 tspmixed spice — or pumpkin spice
1 tspcinnamon
200 gglacé cherries — halved
500 gmarzipan — natural or bright yellow color
250 gwhite fondant icing
Icing sugar (confectioner's sugar)

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Method

1h 30m total

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