Easy Christmas cake
Inspired by traditional Christmas cake, this fruit cake is an easy-to-throw-together version with only eight ingredients.
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
- 1 kg Pams dried fruit cake mix
- 2 large oranges
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 125g Pams pure butter
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- ¼ cup whole almonds
Method
- Grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm round cake tin with two layers of baking paper.
- In a large saucepan, combine the dried fruit, orange zest, half a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice, brown sugar, butter and mixed spice over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile preheat your oven to 160°C bake. Stir the eggs into the cooled fruit mixture, then sift in the flour and fold until just combined.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared cake tin and arrange the almonds on top, pressing gently into the mixture. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes- 1 hour 25 minutes, or until firm and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out mostly clean.
- Cool in the tin completely before slicing.
Top tip: Glaze your Christmas cake with two tablespoon of melted apricot jam mixed with a teaspoon of water for a glossy finish.
For a boozy cake, swap out a quarter of the orange juice for a quarter cup of brandy.
For a boozy cake, swap out a quarter of the orange juice for a quarter cup of brandy.