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World's best Christmas cake
With its two key ingredients - rum and butter - this Christmas cake recipe is a hit. It is less dense than your standard Christmas cake recipe - and a little more rum-soaked! If you can let the cake sit for the full 10 weeks - it is really worth it. It is delicious by itself, or covered with a layer ...More
With its two key ingredients - rum and butter - this Christmas cake recipe is a hit. It is less dense than your standard Christmas cake recipe - and a little more rum-soaked! If you can let the cake sit for the full 10 weeks - it is really worth it. It is delicious by itself, or covered with a layer of marzipan and icing. Prep time includes overnight fruit soaking.
Ready in 1 day 45 mins
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons chopped dried cherries
- 2 tablespoons chopped dried mango
- 4 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 4 tablespoons dried currants
- 2 tablespoons chopped mixed peel
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4 tablespoons dark rum
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125g butter - 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup (60g) plain flour
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons golden syrup or treacle
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 4 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 4 tablespoons dark rum, divided
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