The differences are slight but do make the difference. The Dundee Cake has no alcohol traditionally and, of course, has a topping of blanched almonds. Traditional Christmas cake has a richer flavour and uses different fruits to a Dundee Cake including glacé cherries.
Preparation time ; about 2 hours
Baking time ; 1 hour and 40 minutes
Ingredients
200 g of flour
2 tsp. baking powder
150 g of sugar
50 g of vanilla sugar or sugar with 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla powder
4 eggs
200 g of butter
200 g of candied fruit
100 g of chopped almonds
100 g of white chocolate
100 g of coconut chips
2 tbsp. coconut liquor or 2 tsp coconut extract
Prparation
Remember that all ingredients need to be at room temperature to make dough, so be sure to get eggs and butter from the refrigerator beforehand.
Sift the flour with baking powder.
Mix the softened butter with the addition of two types of sugar, regular and vanilla, into a light and fluffy creamy batter (it will take about 5 minutes).
In turn, beat the eggs in the butter, beating the batter well after adding each egg with a mixer at maximum speed.
Add 2 tablespoons to the oil and egg mixture. Coconut liquor, lightly beat all together again.
Add the sifted flour with the baking powder and mix until smooth. You can use a mixer or a spoon.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the coconut, fruits ,chopped almonds, and white chocolate crumb (grate the chocolate or slice it with a knife). Add a mixture of additives to the batter and mix again so they are evenly distributed.
Put the oven to heat up to 160 degrees.
Prepare a cake pan, brush it with oil and lightly sprinkle it with flour (you can put it on baking paper).
Put the dough in a mold, gently level the top with a spatula or a spoon and send it to a hot oven for about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Readiness can be checked with a wooden stick; should come out of the dry product.
Soak the finished cake for 24 hours at room temperature, then wrap it in parchment paper and store in a cool place for about 4 weeks.
The finished cake before serving can be decorated, for example, with icing sugar.
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