7 Inch Round Christmas Cake 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.

7 inch round christmas cake recipe. Lightly grease and line a 18cm 7 inch round cake tin with greaseproof paper. Grease and line a 21 22 cm 8 9 round cake pan with baking paper parchment paper 7 cm 2 75 tall. Add to the saucepan fruit mix the flour mixed spice baking powder baking soda and beaten eggs and combine well. Chop glace cherries and mix with all the dried fruit and nuts.

Stir in cinnamon mixed spice nutmeg and ground almonds. Preheat the oven to 170 c gas 3. Should be made 6 weeks before christmas. Using an electric beater beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy about 1 minute on speed 5.

Fold in the flour and spices then add the fruit mixture and chpped nuts. 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. The baking times will of course be different. Have ready a 7 inch round cake tin with double thickness buttered grease proof paper.

You can use smaller sized round cake tins such as 6 inch or 4 inch. Cream the butter and sugar. Prepare your baking tin round or square i have used a 20 cm 8 inch round tin. Take a peek at 2 hours but probably needs 3 hours and for the 7 inch round tin 3 egg recipe.

Grease a round 20cm 8 inch cake tin. Take a peek at 3 hours but probably needs 3 hours. Grease the base and sides of the tin and place baking paper measured to size in the base and up the sides ensuring the entire surface is covered. When the cake is cold wrap it well in double greaseproof paper and store in an airtight tin.

Preheat the oven to 150 c gas 2. 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. 0 5lb of currents 0 5lb of sultanas 6oz of raisins 2oz of cherries 5oz butter 5oz castor sugar 4 large eggs 6oz plain flour pinch of salt 1 teaspoon mixed spice rind juice of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon brandy 2oz mixed peel. Beat in the eggs.

Line the base and sides with 2 layers of baking parchment. See my notes and tips below for baking times using other sized cake tins. Tie a double layer of brown paper or newspaper around the outside of the tin. For the 5 inch round tin.

As 12 5cm 5 inch tins are a slightly unusual size it can be difficult to find an exact recipe. Bake the cake on the lower shelf of the oven look at the table above for baking times and don t open the door to peek at it until at least 4 hours 3 hours if making the 6 in 15 cm round cake have passed.