Simple Way to Prepare Speedy 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake
Willie Edwards 11/08/2020 11:25
Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, 'v' scottish dundee cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have 'v' scottish dundee cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake:
Take 180 grams golden raisins (sultanas)
Get 125 grams finely chopped figs
Get 180 grams currants
Take 1 grated zest of one lemon
Get 3 tbsp whiskey
Make ready 8 candied cherries quartered
Take 50 grams candied lemon peel, finely chopped
Make ready 50 grams candied orange peel finely chopped
Take 250 grams all purpose(plain)flour
Prepare 1 tsp baking powder
Take 180 grams butter
Get cup/125g sugar
Prepare 1 tbsp honey
Prepare 3 large eggs
Make ready 75 ml milk
Get 1 Blanched almonds, for decorating
Prepare 1 confectioners'(icing sugar) for dusting
Make ready 1 marzipan (optional) for covering
Steps to make 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake:
Preheat oven to 180c/350f gas mark 4 grease and line a 10 inch /26cm spring-release cake pan (tin)
Mix the raisins (sultanas) figs and currants with the lemon zest, whiskey and candied fruits in a large bowl and leave to stand
Meanwhile, sift the flour and baking powder together, cream the butter with the sugar and honey until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and then beat in the flour, milk and soaked dried fruit. turn the batter into a prepared cake pan and smooth the top.Decorate the top of the cake with whole almonds
Bake in oven for 30 mins, then reduce the oven temperature to 150c/300f gas mark 2 and bake for a further 90 mins. cover the top with baking parchment if it browns to quickly. cool in the pan for 15 mins then take out and leave to cool completely.
Before serving, dust with confectioners (icing) sugar and cover the sides of the cake with marzipan if wished
Serves about 12
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