Dessert for 4

Dundee Cake

Name: Dundee Cake
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 100 g almonds; 180 g butter; 180 g muscovado sugar; 1 orange; 3 tbsp apricot jam; 225 g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 3 large eggs; 100 g ground almonds; 2 tbsp milk; 500 g dried fruit; 100 g glace cherry; 1 tbsp milk; 2 tsp caster sugar

This rich fruit cake combines almonds, cherries, and orange with butter batter before baking until firm and golden.

Typical price

$18.99for 4 servings

$4.75 per serving$18.99 for 4

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

British and Irish Vegetarian Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	7 oz	$4.94Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	6.25 oz	$2.54Typical price
Oranges$1.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.56Typical price
Peaches, pears, plums$2.49/lb typical	a little	$0.17Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.06Typical price
Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical	18 oz	$7.94Typical price
Cherries$4.99/lb typical	0.2 lb	$1.10Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$18.99

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

100 g almonds
180 g butter
180 g muscovado sugar
1 orange
3 tbsp apricot jam
225 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 large eggs
100 g ground almonds
2 tbsp milk
500 g dried fruit
100 g glace cherry
1 tbsp milk
2 tsp caster sugar

Steps

Heat the oven to 325 F and grease an 8-inch round cake pan.
Toast the almonds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 4 minutes, then cool them.
Beat the butter, muscovado sugar, orange zest, and orange juice in a bowl until smooth.
Beat in the eggs, then fold in the flour, baking powder, ground almonds, milk, dried fruit, and cherries.
Spread the batter in the pan, top with the toasted almonds, and bake for 45 minutes until firm and the eggs are set.
Brush the warm cake with apricot jam and sprinkle it with caster sugar before cooling for 5 minutes.

Swaps

Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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