5 Inch Christmas Cake Recipe

A cake with lots of candied dried fruits in them a spicy sweet flavor profile and the presence of an alcohol such as rum.

5 inch christmas cake recipe. For square cakes use the round quantities below and deduct 1 inch from the round cake chart or alternatively see the cake tin sizes chart above. The recipes for these two traditional holiday baked goods can be very similar. Take a 9 inch 23cm square or a 10 inch 26cm round cake tin. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch.

8 oz 225 g 1 lb 450 g 1 lb 575 g 2 lb 900 g sultanas. Icing and decorating your cake. Make sure each cake has plenty of protection around the outside and the top is covered with a double layer of parchment not touching the cake mix. And then there s christmas pudding which confuses too christmas cake and fruitcake often refer to the same thing.

And here s how the making part goes down. For a traditional finish to your christmas cake use shop bought marzipan or try this recipe. 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. For the 5 inch round tin.

This cake was my mums recipe who sadly no longer with us its a beautiful rich christmas cake i make every year for the whole family as a gifts. Put 1kg mixed dried fruit the zest and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon 150ml brandy or other alcohol 250g softened butter and 200g light soft brown sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat. For a homemade touch try this royal icing recipe. As 12 5cm 5 inch tins are a slightly unusual size it.

How to make christmas cake. This recipe is started in october or november so as to let it mellow before the holidays. Take a peek at 2 hours but probably needs 3 hours and for the 7 inch round tin 3 egg recipe. Nigella gives a table of quantities for her traditional christmas cake in christmas p172 for 18cm 7 inch 23cm 9 inch and 25 5cm 10 inch round tins.

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. However the american version of fruitcake often differs significantly from. For a 6 inch 15 cm round or 5 inch 13 cm square cake for an 8 inch 20 cm round cake or a 7 in 18 cm square one for a 9 inch 23 cm round or 8 inch 20 cm square cake for an 11 inch 28 cm round or 10 inch 25 5 cm square cake.

3 oz 75 g 6 oz 175 g 8 oz. Take a peek at 3 hours but probably needs 3 hours. This chart helps down and upscale cake recipe quantities and assumes that the recipe you are using is the most common size shape which is an 8 inch 20cm round cake and 3 inch 7 5cm deep.