{"id":172,"date":"2023-06-02T04:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/?p=172"},"modified":"2023-09-21T04:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T04:30:33","slug":"extra-fruity-christmas-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/02\/extra-fruity-christmas-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra-fruity Christmas cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-69dc3716-8067-4406-a8bb-3b833f82fd07\">\n<li>400g&nbsp;currants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>250g&nbsp;raisins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>250g&nbsp;sultanas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100g&nbsp;pitted dates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>150g&nbsp;dried apricots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100g&nbsp;dried cranberries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100g&nbsp;mixed peel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;orange,&nbsp;zested<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;lemon,&nbsp;zested<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>175ml&nbsp;brandy&nbsp;or bourbon, plus extra for feeding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>250g&nbsp;unsalted butter,&nbsp;softened<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>250g&nbsp;dark muscovado sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tbsp&nbsp;treacle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 large&nbsp;eggs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>275g&nbsp;plain flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp&nbsp;baking powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\u00bd tsp&nbsp;mixed spice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00bd tsp&nbsp;ground cinnamon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp&nbsp;ground ginger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100g&nbsp;ground almonds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>STEP 1.<\/strong> Put all the dried fruit, the mixed peel and citrus zests in a large bowl, the pour over the brandy. Stir, cover and leave to soak overnight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 2.<\/strong> The next day, heat the oven to 150C\/130C fan\/gas 2. Line the base and side of a deep 23cm cake tin with a double layer of baking parchment, so it comes a few centimetres above the rim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 3.<\/strong> Beat the butter, sugar and treacle together in a large bowl using an electric\u00a0whisk, until pale and creamy. Alternatively, use a stand mixer. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl every so often. Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into a separate bowl, then stir this into the wet ingredients along with the ground almonds until combined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 4.<\/strong> Stir in the rehydrated fruit along with the soaking liquid, then spoon the batter into the prepared tin and level the surface with the back of a spoon. Bake for 2 hrs 25 mins-2 hrs 30 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out\u00a0clean.If\u00a0the cake starts to darken too quickly, cover with foil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 5.<\/strong> Leave to cool completely in the tin, then prick small holes all over the surface using a cocktail stick or skewer and brush over a little brandy. Wrap the cake in baking parchment, then a sheet of foil. Store in an airtight container and feed the cake with 1-2 tbsp brandy each week for three or four weeks, stopping the week before you want to ice it.\u00a0<em>Will keep in a cool, dry place for six months<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Method<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fruit-cake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1277,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions\/1277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}