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A traditional Dundee cake comes from Dundee, Scotland. The cake is distinctive alongside other rich fruit cakes by circles of blanched almonds on the As this is also a Scottish cake, traditionally, a malt whiskey would be used to flavor the cake. However, if whiskey is not your tipple, then feel free to use.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have '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:
- Take 180 grams golden raisins (sultanas)
- Make ready 125 grams finely chopped figs
- Get 180 grams currants
- Make ready 1 grated zest of one lemon
- Get 3 tbsp whiskey
- Get 8 candied cherries quartered
- Get 50 grams candied lemon peel, finely chopped
- Prepare 50 grams candied orange peel finely chopped
- Prepare 250 grams all purpose(plain)flour
- Take 1 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 180 grams butter
- Get cup/125g sugar
- Prepare 1 tbsp honey
- Take 3 large eggs
- Prepare 75 ml milk
- Prepare 1 Blanched almonds, for decorating
- Make ready 1 confectioners'(icing sugar) for dusting
- Get 1 marzipan (optional) for covering
This Scottish dundee cake is a traditional recipe and a classic Christmas treat for all, full of fruits and Scotch whisky. A delicious classic Scottish fruit cake packed with cherries, dried fruit and almonds. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin, smooth the surface and carefully arrange the blanched almonds in circles on top. As a Dundonian, I am exceedingly proud of Dundee 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
Its origins are closely linked to the marmalade industry. This lovely Dundee cake comes from Scotland and is hearty and packed with flavour. Enjoy for afternoon tea or indeed at any other time of day. Local delicacy of the Dundee Cake, with the lovely pattern of the almonds on top. Dundee cake is a traditional kind of fruit cake that is made in Scotland.
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