FIG & HONEY CHRISTMAS CAKE
This traditional Christmas cake is the perfect combination of fruit, nuts and spices
Provided by James Martin
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert
Time 4h
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Line the base and sides of a 20cm cake tin first with a double layer of brown paper, then with a double layer of baking parchment. In a large bowl, mix the fruit, almonds, peel, figs and cherries. Turn well and add the flour, spices and lemon zest. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar thoroughly, then add the vanilla extract, honey and treacle. Still beating, incorporate the eggs, then stir in the fruit and flour mixture. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the milk and stir in thoroughly. Add the brandy by the spoonful, until you have a soft dropping consistency.
- Turn the batter into the cake tin and make a dip in the middle using the back of a spoon. Bake for 3½ hrs, then insert a skewer - if it comes out clean, it's ready. If there is any cake mix on the skewer, give it 10 mins more and test again. When it's done, remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool in its tin. The next day, remove from the tin, wrap in fresh greaseproof paper, then put it into an airtight tin or wrap tightly in foil. The usual thing is to keep the cake for at least a month before icing it, and to unwrap and sprinkle it occasionally with more brandy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 782 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 121 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 98 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 0.64 milligram of sodium
GRANNY MARTIN'S CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS
Get a head start on Christmas with James Martin's make-ahead pudding
Provided by James Martin
Categories Dessert
Time 6h45m
Yield Makes 2 puddings, each serving 6
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Soak the sultanas, currants, figs, mixed peel, cherries and the apricots in the brandy in a bowl overnight if possible or for at least a few hrs (if you don't have time for this, place the fruit in a microwaveable bowl with the brandy and give it a quick blast in the microwave to plump up). In a larger bowl, mix the ginger and syrup, apples, orange juice and zest, eggs, suet, crumbs, sugar and flour. Using your fingers or a wooden spoon, mix in the soaked fruit and mixed spice.
- Butter 2 x 1.5-litre pudding basins and divide the mixture between them, filling almost to the rim. Smooth the tops and cover with 2 circles of greaseproof paper. Cover each pudding with a sheet of foil with a folded pleat down the centre, to allow the pudding to expand, and secure everything by tying it tightly with some string. Stand the puddings in a deep, large pan (or 2 if that's easier) on trivets or upturned saucers and pour boiling water around so it comes about a third of the way up. Cover the pan and steam the puddings for 5 hrs, topping up with more boiling water when necessary.
- Let the puddings cool down before removing the foil and greaseproof paper, then cover with cling film over the top and store in a cool, dry place if you aren't using them straight away. This is the time you can drizzle them with more booze in the run-up to Christmas if you have time. To reheat, steam the pudding for 1 hr more before turning out and flaming with hot brandy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 764 calories, Fat 23 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 130 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 101 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 0.81 milligram of sodium
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