Difficulty
Most of our recipes are easy. Those that require a little more time or cooking ability are rated medium or advanced.
Preparation time
This is how much time you need to prepare this meal.
Total time
This is the time it takes to prepare this meal from start to finish: marinating, baking, cooling etc.
Serving size
This shows how many portions this recipe makes.
Ingredients
- 100 g glacé cherries
- 100 g mixed peel
- 650 g mixed dried fruit (e.g. raisins, currants, sultanas)
- boiling water, for soaking
- 220 g butter, cut into pieces and softened, plus extra for greasing
- 1 lemon, zest only, no white pith
- 1 orange, zest only, no white pith
- 50 g blanched almonds or nuts of choice (e.g. hazelnuts, pistachios), plus extra for decortaing (optional)
- 220 g brown sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp instant granulated coffee
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp molasses or black treacle
- 220 g plain flour
- water, for sprinkling
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1638 kJ / 390 kcal
- Protein
- 5.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 59 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Saturated Fat
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 3.6 g
- Sodium
- 151.3 mg
Alternative recipes
Gluten free fruit mince pies
1h 15min
Sago custard puddings
35min
Steamed chocolate and prune puddings
1h 30min
Christmas cake
196h 35min
Custard
10min
Apple cake
1h
Macaroons
40min
Gluten free Christmas fruit cake
7h 35min
Date and nut loaf
1h 20 min
Lemon or lime butter
15min
Quick almond biscuits
35min
Traditional Christmas cake
3h 15 min