Mary Berry's Victorian Christmas cake

Diets

Vegetarian

Ingredients

Produce
- 350 g Glace cherries, red or natural
- 2 Lemons, rind of
- 1 225 g (8 oz can Pineapple in, juice natural
- 350 g Ready-to-eat dried apricots
- 350 g Sultanas

Refrigerated
- 5 Eggs, large

Baking & Spices
- 250 g Caster sugar
- 250 g Self raising flour

Nuts & Seeds
- 100 g Almonds
- 75 g Almonds, ground

Dairy
- 250 g Butter

Time
Prepare: 15M
Cook: 2H 15M
Total: 2H 30M

Found on goodtoknow.co.uk

Description

Try Mary Berrys traditional Victorian Christmas cake recipe for a rich but light cake - this cake is bejewelled with cherries and almonds. The queen of cakes, shows you how easy it is to knock up a light and traditional Christmas cake, packed with luxury dried fruit and nuts. This classic Victorian cake takes 15 mins to prepare and 2hrs and 15 mins to bake. Its well worth the wait and can be made in advance too. You can whip this cake anytime of year really - its not just for Christmas you know! Its a mouth-watering, dense fruit cake packed with plenty of flavour.

Ingredients

350g (12 oz) red or natural glacé cherries
225 g (8 oz) can of pineapple in natural juice
350 g (12 oz) ready-to-eat dried apricots
100 g (4 oz) blanched almonds (skins removed)
Finely grated rind of 2 lemons
350 g (12 oz) sultanas
250 g (9 oz) self-raising flour
250 g (9 oz) caster sugar
250 g (9 oz) softened butter
75 g (3 oz) ground almonds
5 large eggs
350g (12 oz) red or natural glacé cherries
225 g (8 oz) can of pineapple in natural juice
350 g (12 oz) ready-to-eat dried apricots
100 g (4 oz) blanched almonds (skins removed)
Finely grated rind of 2 lemons
350 g (12 oz) sultanas
250 g (9 oz) self-raising flour
250 g (9 oz) caster sugar
250 g (9 oz) softened butter
75 g (3 oz) ground almonds
5 large eggs

Prepare: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
TotalTime: 2 hrs 30 mins

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Title:	Mary Berry's Victorian Christmas cake
Descrition:	Try Mary Berry's traditional Victorian Christmas cake recipe for a rich but light cake - this cake is bejewelled with cherries and almonds

Mary Berry's Victorian Christmas cake

Produce
- 350 g Glace cherries, red or natural
- 2 Lemons, rind of
- 1 225 g (8 oz can Pineapple in, juice natural
- 350 g Ready-to-eat dried apricots
- 350 g Sultanas