2 Hour Christmas Cake

Bake for 2 3 hours approx.

2 hour christmas cake. This time tested traditional christmas cake recipe is a combination of spicy sweet and boozy. After 2 hours cover with paper if cake is browning too quickly. It is a recipe for an 8 round cake but i need a rectangular one of 12 x 6. Dorset jill replied.

Make holes in top of warm cake and pour over remaining brandy. I take a speedy approach. Just microwave the dried fruit with juice and or brandy then stand for 1 hour to soak up the liquid. Check after two hours and if the cake is a perfect colour.

It also costs less than 1 to make. Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for about 4 4 hours or until the cake feels firm to the touch and is a rich golden brown. Using a boiled fruit cake recipe where ingredients are first boiled in a saucepan that stage of the process is replaced by microwaving the initial ingredients speeding up the prep time and of course it needs no hob. The original recipe calls for baking at 180 for 30 33mins.

The cake looks done and slightly browning on top so removed so as not to burn. Check the cake after 4 1 2 hours. To check the cake is done insert a skewer into the centre if it comes out clean the cake is cooked. How to make christmas cake.

And here s how the making part goes down. I would like to make my christmas cake in my 2lb loaf tin as i do not want a large cake. Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 4 4 hours or until the cake feels firm to the touch and is a rich golden brown. When cold wrap in greaseproof paper and then.

I would have a peek at 1 hour to see how it s looking and then check every 15 to 20 minutes but i think it will take 2 hours to bake. We commit to delight all guests with excellent service exciting food creative sundaes desserts and beverages ensuring that every swensen s experience is memorable and value for money. It should rise well and be a deep brown all over. Check after 2 hours and if the cake is a perfect colour cover with.

Cake skewer comes out clean. The key step that makes this so much faster to make than other fruit cakes is the fruit soaking step most recipes call for dried fruit to be soaked overnight. Bake for 4 1 2 hours. I have increased the quantity by 50 and baked at the same temperature for the same time.

If the cake is browning too rapidly cover the tin with a double layer of parchment paper after 2 1 2 hours.