'V' Christmas cake
'V' Christmas cake

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, 'v' christmas cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

'V' Christmas cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. 'V' Christmas cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

White chocolate, coconut and pecans make it so delicious. You can bake the cake layers in advance and freeze them. Then assemble and decorate the cake the day of the party. —Nancy Reichert, Thomasville, Georgia Buche de Noel is the French name for a Christmas cake shaped like a log. This one is a heavenly flourless chocolate cake rolled with chocolate whipped cream.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have 'v' christmas cake using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make 'V' Christmas cake:
  1. Make ready 300 grams (12oz) self raising flour
  2. Get 5 ml (1tsp) mixed spice
  3. Prepare 100 grams (4 oz) ground almonds
  4. Prepare 200 grams (8 oz) butter
  5. Take 200 grams (8oz) castor sugar
  6. Take 4 eggs beaten with 125 mls (8 tbsp) milk or (1/2 milk and brandi )
  7. Prepare 200 grams (8 oz) currants
  8. Make ready 200 grams (8 oz) sultanas
  9. Make ready 200 grams (8 oz) raisins
  10. Take 100 grams (4 oz ) halved glacé cherries
  11. Take 100 grams (4 oz) cut mixed peel

Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. This recipe is started in October or November so as to let it mellow before the holidays. I remember very well my mother storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and great grandmother. This gorgeous cake is a variation on Southern Living's Basic White Cake recipe.

Steps to make 'V' Christmas cake:
  1. soak the currents, sultanas, raisins, halved glacè cherries and mixed peel in 1/2 cup (200mls) of good Brandi ..let it soak for at least 4/6 weeks and top up weekly before Christmas if necessary
  2. Sieve together flour , spice and ground almonds
  3. Cream butter and sugar, stir in flour mixture and eggs with milk ( alternately, a little at a time)
  4. lastly add fruit mix thoroughly
  5. place mixture in a greased and lined 23cm x 7cm deep round cake tin
  6. bake in slow oven, 150c-300f for about 41/2 hours …after 31/2 check cake by inserting a knife or skewer until it comes out clean

I remember very well my mother storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and great grandmother. This gorgeous cake is a variation on Southern Living's Basic White Cake recipe. Roll a thin red strip, and follow the steps on the recipe for the bow. Dust your countertop with cornstarch or powdered sugar to prevent sticking. This stunning cake will be the center of attention at any Christmas gathering.

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