Christmas Cake Recipe 1lb Loaf Tin

Leave to cool then dust with icing sugar if using.

Christmas cake recipe 1lb loaf tin. Preheat the oven to 180c 160c fan 140c gas 3. Prepare four small 15 18cm long loaf tins or small 15 18cm diameter round cake tins by lining with a few layers of folded newspaper and then two layers of baking paper sides and bottom. Cream the butter sugar treacle and vanilla essence together until light and fluffy. The loaf tins are a sort of normal loaf tin size umm 1lb is that a thing.

Same temperature 140 on the lowest shelf in a conventional oven or 115 on any shelf in a fan oven. 2 tblspns redcurrant jelly to glaze when cooked. Cream the softened butter and sugar together either with a wooden spoon in a large bowl or a stand mixer. Just microwave the dried fruit with juice and or brandy then stand for 1 hour to soak up the liquid.

3 add brown sugar to the fruit mix and combine thoroughly. Line a 2lb loaf tin 2. 2 1lb loaf tins and paper cake liner. To garnish an assortment of nuts and glacé cherries.

If you calculate the area of the base of rectangular cake tin and divide it by the area of the base of the round cake tin base you will obtain a number commencing zero point xxx. Multiply that number with every weight of ingredients in the recipe and you will scale it down to suit your smaller tin. Add the eggs and beat well. Yes i agree buying a square tin is a good idea but i was just being lazy as i have the loaf tins here.

How to make christmas cake. I take a speedy approach. I would suggest half the recipe. Spoon into the lined loaf tin and level out.

I m not in my house or kitchen because we arranged for 2 weeks of work to be done at the beginning of october and it has gone spectacularly shite. 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. As always protect the outside of the tin and cover the top with parchment so that it doesn t touch the surface of the cake mixture. Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin put the tin in a deep tray and bake for 1 hr 15 mins 1 hr 30 mins or until a skewer prodded in comes out clean.

Add all the remaining ingredient into the bowl and beat well until thoroughly blended. Remove from the oven and immediately pour over the brandy this makes it easier for the cake to soak it up.