Carol's - Easy Christmas Cake Gluten, Nut & Alcohol Free

Use your choice of dried fruit, citrus zest (or even tea), for your easy Christmas Cake, Gluten Nut and Alcohol Free can be made up to three months in advance.

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As a general rule, it’s best to get baking a Christmas cake around two or three months before Christmas. This gives you plenty of time to let it mature as the big day approaches.

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Ingredients Easy Christmas Cake Gluten Nut and Alcohol Free

Instructions

1. Place all dried ingredients into a bowl,  stir together with your choice of liquid. Either use cooled brewed strong tea or fresh orange or apple juice. Leave overnight to soak in a sealed airtight container.  If you are using orange juice or fresh juice then keep ingredients in the fridge.

5-7 days later

Cake Batter

1. Preheat oven to 140 C Fan, 150 C, Gas mark 2.

2. Place Stork margarine or butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl beat until light and fluffy.

3. Beat in eggs one by one with the dark treacle.

4. Take the bowl away from the mixer,  fold in the flour, spices, and the soaked fruits.

5. Then, place in a greased and double lined 20cm (8 inch) round cake tin. Smooth top with the back of a wet metal spoon, with a dip in the centre.

6. Bake on the middle shelf of preheated oven 150°C, 140°C fan, Gas mark 2.

7. Check the cake after first 2 ½ hours, then at regular ½ hourly intervals until cooked.

8. Allow cooling on a cooling rack before removing from tin.

9.  Once cool wrap in parchment paper until your ready to cover.

To Cover With Marzipan

1. Brush the cake with apricot jam.

2. Roll marzipan large enough to cover the cake and using some icing sugar to prevent sticking.

3. Place over the cake and smooth over the top and sides, trim edges.

4. Allow marzipan to dry 48 hours before icing.

5. Knead icing on a work surface dusted with icing sugar until soft and pliable.

6. Place over cake and smooth over evenly until the cake is completely covered, trim icing at bottom of the cake.

7. Now decorate – enjoy