Easy Peasy Foodie · by Eb Gargano★ 4.9 (18)
Last Minute Emergency Christmas Cake
NUTRITION · PER SERVING90M COOK
CAL 33%·PRO 15%
CARBS 111G67% OF CAL
6G FIBER83G SUGAR22G OTHER
FAT 23G31% OF CAL
7G SAT16G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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.
dessertbritishbaked good🥧 baking dish🥄 saucepan🔥 ovenvegetarian
View the full recipe on Easy Peasy Foodie →We index the facts; the cooking instructions live with the creator.
Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 12- 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))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 90M
CAL 33%·PRO 15%
CARBS 111G67% OF CAL
6G FIBER83G SUGAR22G OTHER
FAT 23G31% OF CAL
7G SAT16G 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
- 246mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 196mg
- Calcium
- 150mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 246MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.