Fruit And Nut Glazed Christmas Cake Recipe

If the top is uneven trim with a sharp knife to make a flat surface.

Fruit and nut glazed christmas cake recipe.

A traditional moist fruit cake made with rum soaked dried fruit citrus zest and candied ginger. Using a pastry brush brush the top of the cake with jam and arrange your fruit on top starting with the bigger pieces dotting the smaller fruits and nuts in and around the gaps. Stand to allow the topping to stick. So i raided their baking section to come up with the ingredients for my glazed fruit and nut topping.

Easy christmas fruit and nut cake everyday healthy recipes orange juice walnuts sugar flour vegetable oil dried cranberries and 5 more foie gras terrine with dried cranberries and pistachios on dine chez nanou. Finally brush the beautifully arranged nuts and lots more glaze then store the cake in a tin or polythene box until it s needed. Wrap in sherry or triple sec soaked cheesecloth for at least a week for best flavor. Spoon the glazed fruits and nuts over the top of the cake to decorate.

Add eggs to fruit mixture. Wrap a festive ribbon around the cake. Christmas cake with glazed fruit nuts. Take out of the tin and remove baking parchment.

It turns cynics into converts. And there were certainly some gorgeous cakes at the meeting. This fruit cake recipe yields 2 loaf cakes. Scroll down for my naked christmas cake with glazed nuts and cherries.

Place the cake on a board or flat surface. Vary the selection of fruit and nuts for the topping as desired. Brush golden syrup over the top and sides of cake. If you ve ever tried making your own christmas cake at home you will know the trials and tribulations of trying to decorate said cake with marzipan and roayl icing.

Glazed vegan fruit cake i will freely admit that i haven t made a vegan cake before but i have eaten some lovely ones. I adapted a standard fruit cake recipe to make it vegan for a cake club evening with the theme. Let cool in tin for 15 minutes. Finish the cake by brushing everything with a final coat of the apricot glaze to give it a lovely gloss.

Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until cake tests done. The best fruit cake recipe you ll ever make.