Christmas Rum Cake Recipe

Turn off flame and pour in rum.

Christmas rum cake recipe. Christmas rum cake recipe. It s a shame that fruitcake as a species gets such a bad rap. You can also add any dried or candied fruits of your choice like figs prunes apricots cranberries plums cherries tutti frutti or nuts. Stir in water and sugar.

The next day heat oven to 160c 140c fan gas 3. If desired transfer cake to a serving platter. Put 1kg mixed dried fruit the zest and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon 150ml brandy or other alcohol 250g softened butter and 200g light soft brown sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat. Immediately drizzle 1 3 of the glaze on the bottom top of the cake.

Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy and pale then gradually beat in the eggs until light and fluffy. Recipe notes for christmas fruit cake with rum mixed peel is skins and peels of various fruits like oranges lemons etc. This recipe includes dried fruit instead of the glowing candied stuff we ve all learned to associate with fruitcake and is less dense and more cake like than many fruitcake recipes. With its two key ingredients rum and butter it ought to be a hit.

Remove cake from oven. Ginger christmas cake christmas cake recipe. Melt butter in saucepan. Carefully place the lined pan over the top of the cake pan and flip the cake pan over to release the cake onto the waxed paper.

4 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 3 4 tsp salt 1 1 2 tsp cinnamon 1 2 tsp nutmeg 1 2 tsp ginger 1 4 tsp mace 1 4 tsp cloves 11 4 cups brown sugar 19 oz can fruit cocktail drained 1 3 cup strong coffee 1 4 cup molasses 9 eggs 1 ib butter 4 oz dark rum 1 pkg raisins. Boil for 4 to 5 minutes stirring constantly. Stir to combine and reheat for 30 seconds. While cake has ten minutes to go make the glaze.

Allow to sit for five minutes. This simple cake recipe contains rum and raisins. Stir to combine and reheat for 30 seconds. While cake has ten minutes to go make the glaze.

Remove cake from oven. Melt butter in saucepan. Turn off flame and pour in rum. Unlike most people i also don t feed my christmas cake with additional alcohol after it s been baked as i just don t think it s necessary.

Immediately drizzle 1 3 of the glaze on the bottom top of the cake. Grease and double line a 20cm round deep cake tin with non stick baking parchment. Ever since i first started making my own christmas cakes a few years ago i ve been using spiced rum instead of the traditional brandy.