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'V' Scottish Dundee Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. 'V' Scottish Dundee Cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
A traditional Dundee cake comes from Dundee, Scotland, which is quite simply how this cake got its name. The cake distinguishes itself from other rich fruit cakes by the circles of blanched almonds on the top. There are many versions of the Dundee Cake, all claiming to be "the one," but, usually any lovely rich fruit cake will do the job. A Dundee cake is a rich fruitcake made with currants, sultanas, and almonds; sometimes it will also include marmalade and fruit peel.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook '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:
- Make ready 180 grams golden raisins (sultanas)
- Get 125 grams finely chopped figs
- Take 180 grams currants
- Get 1 grated zest of one lemon
- Prepare 3 tbsp whiskey
- Take 8 candied cherries quartered
- Get 50 grams candied lemon peel, finely chopped
- Make ready 50 grams candied orange peel finely chopped
- Make ready 250 grams all purpose(plain)flour
- Make ready 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
- Take 1 Blanched almonds, for decorating
- Take 1 confectioners'(icing sugar) for dusting
- Get 1 marzipan (optional) for covering
The Scottish Dundee Cake is a great alternative to the rich Christmas Cake or Plum Cake. This is the cake if you want a lighter, fluffy crumb and a moist cake that works as a great holiday dessert or an everyday tea cake. This cake is simpler to make but checks all the right boxes for a great family style dessert! Dundee cake is a traditional Scottish fruit cake.
Instructions 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
- Ready to serve and ENJOY!
This cake is simpler to make but checks all the right boxes for a great family style dessert! Dundee cake is a traditional Scottish fruit cake. The cake is often made with currants, sultanas and almonds; sometimes, fruit peel may be added to it. It was mass-produced by the marmalade company Keiller's marmalade who have been claimed to be the originators of the term "Dundee cake". Add the marmalade and mix for a few seconds.
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