Dessert for 4

Christmas Cake

Name: Christmas Cake
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 200 g butter; 200 g muscovado sugar; 200 g plain flour; 4 beaten eggs; 50 g ground almonds; 100 ml sherry; 85 g candied peel; 85 g glace cherry; 250 g raisins; 250 g currants; 100 g pecan nuts; grated zest of 1 lemon; 1 1/2 tbsp mixed spice; 1 1/2 tbsp rose water; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp baking powder

$20.46for 475 minServes 4

A rich fruit cake combines spiced batter, sherry-soaked fruit, nuts, and citrus before baking until firm.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 7 oz$0.40/oz typical	7 oz	$2.82Typical price
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 5.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	5.25 oz	$3.70Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 12 oz$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.32Typical price
	Cherries, 0.2 lb$4.99/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.93Typical price
	Berries, 8.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	8.75 oz	$3.53Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$20.46

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarFlourWine, beer and spiritsDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

75 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Desserts Holiday Winter

Typical price

$5.12 per serving$20.46 for 4

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Ingredients

200 g butter
200 g muscovado sugar
200 g plain flour
4 beaten eggs
50 g ground almonds
100 ml sherry
85 g candied peel
85 g glace cherry
250 g raisins
250 g currants
100 g pecan nuts
grated zest of 1 lemon
1 1/2 tbsp mixed spice
1 1/2 tbsp rose water
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking powder

Steps

Soak the raisins, currants, cherries, and candied peel in the sherry for 10 minutes.
Heat the oven to 325 F and grease an 8-inch round cake pan with cooking oil.
Beat the butter and muscovado sugar in a large bowl until smooth.
Mix in the eggs, lemon zest, rose water, and vanilla extract.
Stir in the flour, ground almonds, mixed spice, and baking powder, then fold in the soaked fruit and pecans.
Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 45 minutes, until firm and the center reaches 160 F.

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