Dessert for 4
Christmas Cake
A rich fruit cake combines spiced batter, sherry-soaked fruit, nuts, and citrus before baking until firm.
$20.46for 4 servings
$5.12 per serving$20.46 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 75 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
British and IrishVegetarianDessertsHolidayWinter
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 7 oz | $2.82Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 5.25 oz | $3.70Typical price |
| Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical | 12 oz | $5.32Typical price |
| Cherries$4.99/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $0.93Typical price |
| Berries$0.40/oz typical | 8.75 oz | $3.53Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $20.46 | |
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.
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.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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