English christmas cake
English christmas cake is a main attribute of the Christmas holiday. And the first half of December is the perfect time to prepare it. A mandatory condition is a long maturation, during which the structure improves, and all tastes and aromas are enhanced.
Equipment
- 2 mix bowl
- 1 mixer
- 1 baking mold
- 1 knife
- 1 sieve
- 1 chopping board
Ingredients
- 100 g butter
- 2 pcs egg
- 130 g sugar
- 15 g honey
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 210 g flour
- 50 g dried apricots
- 50 g prunes
- 50 g raisins
- 50 ml rum dark
Instructions
- Prepare everything necessary. Eggs and butter should be at room temperature, so take them out in advance. It is advisable to grind the sugar into powder, which will significantly reduce the time for mixing the dough.
- Rinse the dried fruits, cut the apricots and prunes into small pieces. Put everything in a bowl, pour rum over it and leave for 3-6 hours. The dried fruits will absorb the alcohol.50 g dried apricots, 50 g prunes, 50 g raisins, 50 ml rum
- Put powdered sugar or sugar in a bowl, add soft butter.130 g sugar, 100 g butter
- Whisk with a mixer until it increases in volume, becomes fluffy and lighter in color. It is important that the sugar granules are completely dissolved, which will happen much faster using powdered sugar. Crack one egg.2 pcs egg
- Work with the mixer for a minute and introduce the second egg. You will get a soft smooth cream. Slightly warm the honey in the microwave or in a water bath, add baking soda.15 g honey, ½ tsp baking soda
- Mix. The honey will foam and lighten, which means the soda is neutralized. Add to the dough.
- Mix, sift the flour.210 g flour
- The final consistency should be like soft butter. Add the dried fruits. If not all the rum has been absorbed, pour the remainder into the dough as well.
- Mix.
- Grease a cake pan, here rectangular 10x18 cm, with any oil. Put the dough in, making sure it occupies no more than 2/3 of the height. We also made 3 muffins.
- Bake in the oven at 170 ℃ for 40-45 minutes.
- Allow to cool, then wrap in parchment and store in a cool place for up to a month. During the maturation process, the English Christmas cake with dried fruits becomes incredibly aromatic, moist, and soft. Decorate before serving as desired. You can make icing from powdered sugar and lemon juice or simply sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 317kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 101mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 588IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 2mg